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Imidazo-, pyrazolopyrazines and imidazotriazines and their use
The invention relates to substituted imidazo-, pyrazolopyrazines and
imidazotriazines and
processes for their preparation, and their use for the manufacture of
medicaments for the treatment
and/or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of hematological disorders,
preferably of leukopenias
and neutropenias.
Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) belongs to the families of serine/threonin
kinases. Specific
substrates are inter alia cytoskeletal proteins and transcription factors. Two
isoforms, GSK3a and
GSK3f3, have been identified to date (Woodgett JR., Trends Biochem. Sci.
(1991), 16(5), 177-81).
Both isoforms are constitutively active in chiefly resting, non-proliferating
cells.
GSK3P is of central importance within the Wnt/Wingless signal transduction
pathway. The latter
is one of the most important, evolutionarily conserved signalling systems. Wnt
signals control very
early patterning processes during embryogenesis, they induce mesoderm
formation and many
organs, and they control the proliferation and differentiation of stem cells
(Wodarz A., Nusse R.,
Annu. Rev. Cell Dev. Biol. (1998), 14, 59-88; Kirstetter et al., Nat Immunol.
(2006), 7(10),
1048-56). There is intracellular compartmentalization of the Wnt signalling
pathway, thus making
it possible to control a wide variety of processes. Within the Wnt cascade,
glycogen synthase
kinase 3 forms part of a multiprotein complex to which belong inter alia the
structural molecules
axin, the tumor suppressor protein APC and the transcription cofactor P-
catenin. In this
connection, P-catenin is the principal substrate of GSK3. The consequence of
this GSK3I3-
mediated phosphorylation is the proteasomal degradation of P-catenin.
Inhibition of GSK3 activity
leads to an accumulation of P-catenin in the cell with subsequent
translocation into the cell
nucleus. There, P-catenin acts as a cofactor in transcription complexes and
thus is partly
responsible for the expression of defined target genes.
Radiotherapies or chemotherapies are among the standard approaches to
controlling cancer. Both
types of therapy are nonspecific in relation to their target cells, i.e. not
only tumor cells but also
untransformed, proliferating cells are affected. These untransformed,
proliferating cells also
include hematopoietic progenitor cells which develop inter alia into
neutrophilic granulocytes. A
significant reduction in the number of neutrophiles is referred to as
neutropenia. A neutropenia
induced by chemotherapy or radiotherapy results clinically in an increased
susceptibility to
infection. If the neutropenia is substantial there is an increase in the
morbidity and, in some
circumstances, also the mortality of a therapy (O'Brien et al., British
Journal of Cancer (2006), 95,
1632-1636).
Inhibition of GSK3 activity leads to an increased rate of proliferation and
differentiation of
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hematopoietic stem cells and can accordingly be utilized for therapeutic
intervention in relation to
a therapy-induced neutropenia.
W099/064401 describes inter alia imidazopyrazines as somatostatin receptor
ligands for the
treatment of diabetes. W02004/026877, US2006/0183746, US2006/0106023 and
W02007/058873 describe the use of imidazopyrazinylamines for the treatment of
cancer.
Pyrazolo- and imidazopyrazines for the treatment of cancer are disclosed in
W02006/044687.
W003/000693 claims imidazotriazines as PDE10 inhibitors for the treatment of
neurodegenerative
diseases. WO 2007/145921 describes imidazopyrazines as protein kinase
inhibitors for the
treatment of cancer.
One object of the present invention is therefore to provide novel compounds as
GSK3I3 inhibitors
for the treatment of hematological disorders, preferably of neutropenia in
humans and animals.
The invention provides compounds of the formula
R1
V (I),
,N
WR2
in which
either
= represents N,
/ represents CR12,
represents CH,
A represents CRI5,
or
= represents CH,
/ represents CRI2,
represents N,
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A represents CRI5,
or
represents CRI6,
V represents N,
W represents CR17,
A represents N,
where
R12 represents hydrogen, hydroxyl, amino, hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl,
trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, cyano, C i-C4-alkyl, CI-C4-alkoxy, Cr-C4-
alkylamino, CI-C4-alkylcarbonyl, CI-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, CI-C4-
alkylaminocarbonyl, CrCralkylcarbonylamino, CI-Cralkylsulfonylamino, 5- or 6-
membered heterocyclylcarbonyl, -CH2R" or -CH2CH2R14,
where heterocyclylcarbonyl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where
the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of
halogen, oxo, C -C4-alkyl, CI-C4-alkoxy, C -C4-alkylam i no, C
rGralkylcarbonyl,
CI-C4-alkoxycarbonyl and CrC4-alkylaminocarbonyl,
and
where alkoxy, alkylammo, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl,
alkylcarbonylamino and alkylsulfonylamino may be substituted by a substituent,
where the substituent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl,
amino,
hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, CI-C4-alkoxy, Ci-C4-alkylamino, CI-C4-
alkoxycarbonyl, CI-Cralkylaminocarbonyl, CI-C4-alkylcarbonylamino, 5- or 6-
membered heterocyclyl and phenyl,
where phenyl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy,
am inocarbonyl, CI-C4-alkyl, CrCralkoxy, C -4-alkylamino, CI -C4-
alkylcarbonyl, CI-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, CI-Gralkylaminocarbonyl and Cr
C4-alkylcarbonylamino,
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and
where heterocyclyl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of halogen, oxo,
CI-C4ralkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino,
Ci-C4alkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl and C1-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl,
and
where
R13 represents hydroxyl, amino, cyano, hydroxycarbonyl,
aminocarbonyl, CI-
Ca-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, CI-C4-alkoxycarbonyl,
C1-C4-
alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonylamino, C3-C6-cycloalkylamino or
5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl,
where alkoxy, alkylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl and
alkylearbonylamino may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino,
hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, CI-C4-alkoxy, C1-Cralkylamino, C1-C4-
alkoxycarbonyl, C1-Cralkylaminocarbonyl and CI-C4-alkylcarbonylamino,
and
where heterocyclyl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one anther are selected from the group
consisting of halogen, oxo, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-
alkylamino,
CI-C4-alkylcarbonyl, C1 -C4-alkoxycarbonyl and CI-C4alkylam inocarbonyl,
and
where
Ri4 represents hydroxyl, amino, cyano, hydroxycarbonyl,
aminocarbonyl, C1-
Cralkoxy, CrCralkylamino, CI-Cralkoxycarbonyl,
alkylaminocarbonyl, CI-Cralkylcarbonylamino or 5- or 6-membered
heterocyclyl,
where alkoxy, alkylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl and
alkylcarbonylarnino may be substituted by a substituent, where the
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substituent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino,
hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, Ci-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, C1-C4-
alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl and C1-C4-alkylcarbonylamino,
and
where heterocyclyl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of halogen, oxo, C1-C4-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino,
C1-C4-alkylcarbonyl, CI-C4-alkoxycarbonyl and Ci-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl,
R15 represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl,
methoxy,
methylthio or cyclopropy I,
R16 represents hydrogen or methyl,
RI' represents hydrogen or methyl,
RI represents a group of the formula
R3 H 3
R4 R6 y
g
N,
6 'Rs P
n
p L
H 3
N ¨P
r
N orR3
where
is the point of attachment to the heterocycle,
represents the number 0 or 1,
X represents NRIO, S or 0,
where
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1-e
represents hydrogen, C1-C3-alkyl or cyclopropyl,
represents NR'' or S,
where
R" represents hydrogen, C1-C3-alkyl or cyclopropyl,
R3 represents pyrid-2-yl, pyrimid-2-yl, 2-aminopyrimid-4-yl, 2-(mono-C1-C4-
alkylamino)pyrimid-4-yl, 2-(mono-C3-C4-cycloalkylamino)pyrimid-4-yl, pyridazin-
3(2H)-on-6-yl, 1,3-oxazol-2-yl, 1,3-oxazol-4-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl, 1,2,3-
oxad iazol-4-yl, 1,3-thiazol-2-yl, 1 ,3-thiazol-4-yl,
1H-1 ,2,4-triazol-5-yl, 2,4-
dihydro-3H-1,2,4- triazol-3-on-5-y1 or 1,2-pyrazol-5-yl,
where pyrid-2-yl, pyrimid-2-yl, 1,3-oxazol-2-yl, 1,3-oxazol-4-yl, 1,3-thiazol-
2-y1
and 1,3-thiazol-4-y1 are substituted by 1 or 2 substituents, where the
substituents
independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of
halogen,
cyano, nitro, amino, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, aminocarbonyl,
trifluoromethylcarbonyl, CI-Ca-alkyl, CI-Ca-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, C3-C4-
cycloalkylamino, C1-Ca-alkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl,
Ci-C4-
alkylaminocarbonyl and C3-C6-cycloalkylcarbonyl,
where alkyl, alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl,
alkylaminocarbonyl and cycloalkylcarbonyl may be substituted by a
substituent, where the substituent is selected from the group consisting of
halogen, cyano, hydroxyl, amino, trifluoromethyl and C3-Co-cycloalkyl,
and
where 2-am inopyrimid-4-yl, 2-(mono-C1-C4-alkylamino)pyrimid-4-yl, 2-(mono-C3-
C4-cycloalkylamino)pyrimid-4-yl, pyridazin-3(2H)-on-6-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-
yl,
1 ,2,3-oxad iazol-4-y I, 1 H-1 ,2A-triazol-5-3/1, 2,4-di hydro-3H- 1 ,2,4-
triazol-3-on-5-y1
and 1,2-pyrazol-5-y1 may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent is
selected from the group consisting of halogen, cyan , nitro. am ino.
trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, methylcarbonyl, ethylcarbonyl,
aminocarbonyl,
trifluoromethylcarbonyl, C1-
C4-alkoxy, CI-C4-alkylamino, C3-C4-
cycloalkylamino, CI-C4alkoxycarbonyl, CrCralkylaminocarbonyl and C3-C6-
cycloalkylcarbonyl,
R4 represents hydrogen, C1-C3-alkyl or cyclopropyl,
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R5 represents hydrogen or C1-C3-alkyl,
R6 represents hydrogen, C1-C3-alkyl or cyclopropyl,
R7 represents hydrogen or C1-C3-alkyl,
R8 represents hydrogen, CI-CI-alkyl or cyclopropyl,
R9 represents hydrogen or C1-C3-alkyl,
R2 represents C6-C10-aryl or 5- to 10-membered heteroaryl,
where aryl and heteroaryl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the
substituents
independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of
hydroxyl,
hydroxymethyl, amino, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy,
aminocarbonyl,
CI-CI-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-Cralkoxymethyl, C1-C4-
alkylamino, C1-Ca-
alkylam inomethyl, CI-Cralkylcarbonyl, C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4-
alkylaminocarbonyl,
C1-C4-alkylearbonylamino, C1-Cralkylsulfonyl, CI-C4-alkylsulfonylamino, Ci-C4-
alkylaminosulfonyl, phenyl, benzyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-
membered
heterocyclylcarbonyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclylmethyl and 5- or 6-membered
heteroaryl,
where phenyl, benzyloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl,
heterocyclylmethyl
and heteroaryl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the
substituents
independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of
halogen,
cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, aminocarbonyl,
CI-Cr
alkoxy, CI-Cralkylamino, C1-C4-alkylearbonyl, CI-C4alkoxycarbonyl, CI-C4-
alkylaminocarbonyl and CI-Cralkylcarbonylamino,
or
two of the substituents on aryl together with the carbon atoms to which they
are attached
form a 1,3-dioxolane or I ,4-dioxane,
and their salts, their solvates and the solvates of their salts.
Compounds according to the invention are the compounds of the formula (I) and
the salts, solvates
and solvates of the salts thereof, as well as the compounds encompassed by the
formula (1) and
mentioned below as exemplary embodiment(s), and the salts, solvates and
solvates of the salts
thereof, insofar as the compounds encompassed by formula (1) and mentioned
below are not
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already salts, solvates and solvates of the salts.
The compounds of the invention may, depending on their structure, exist in
stereoisomeric forms
(enantiomers, diastereomers). The invention therefore encompasses the
enantiomers or diastereomers
and respective mixtures thereof. The stereoisomerically pure constituents can
be isolated in a known
manner from such mixtures of enantiomers and/or diastereomers.
Where the compounds of the invention can occur in tautomeric forms, the
present invention
encompasses all tautomeric forms.
Salts preferred for the purposes of the present invention are physiologically
acceptable salts of the
compounds of the invention. However, salts which are themselves unsuitable for
pharmaceutical
applications but can be used for example for isolating or purifying the
compounds of the invention
are also encompassed.
Physiologically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention include
acid addition salts of
mineral acids, carboxylic acids and sulfonic acids, e.g. salts of hydrochloric
acid, hydrobromic acid,
sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, methanesulfonic acid, ethanesulfonic acid,
toluenesulfonic acid,
benzenesulfonic acid, naphthalenedisulfonic acid, acetic acid, trifluoroacetic
acid, propionic acid,
lactic acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid, maleic acid
and benzoic acid.
Physiologically acceptable salts of the compounds of the invention also
include salts of conventional
bases such as, for example and preferably, alkali metal salts (e.g. sodium and
potassium salts),
alkaline earth metal salts (e.g. calcium and magnesium salts) and ammonium
salts derived from
ammonia or organic amines having 1 to 16 C atoms, such as, for example and
preferably, ethylamine,
diethylamine, triethylam ine, ethyldi isopropylam ine,
monoethanolam in e, d iethanolam ine,
triethanolamine, dicyclohexylamine, dimethylaminoethanol, procaine,
dibenzylamine, N-methyl-
morpholine, arginine, lysine, ethylenediamine, N-methylpiperidine and choline.
Solvates refer for the purposes of the invention to those forms of the
compounds of the invention
which form a complex in the solid or liquid state through coordination with
solvent molecules.
Hydrates are a specific form of solvates in which the coordination takes place
with water.
The present invention also encompasses prodrugs of the compounds according to
the invention. The
term "prodrugs" encompasses compounds which themselves may be biologically
active or inactive
but are converted during their residence time in the body into compounds
according to the invention
(for example by metabolism or hydrolysis).
For the purposes of the present invention, the substituents have, unless
specified otherwise, the
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following meaning:
Alkyl per se and "alk" and "alkyl" in alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl,
alkoxycarbonyk
alkylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonylarnino, alkylsulfonyl,
alkylsulfonylamino and
alkylaminosulfonyl stand for a linear or branched alkyl radical having 1 to 4
carbon atoms, by way of
example, and preferably for methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl and
tert-butyl.
Alkoxy stands by way of example and preferably for methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy,
isopropoxy, n-
butoxy and tert-butoxy.
Alkylamino stands for an alkylamino radical having one or two alkyl
substituents (chosen
independently of one another), by way of example and preferably for
methylamino, ethylamino,
n-propylamino, isopropylamino, tert-but:ylamino, /V,N-dimethylamino, N,N-
diethylamino, N-ethyl-
N-methylamino, N-methyl-N-n-propylamino, N-isopropyl-N-n-propylamino and N-
tert-butyl-N-
methylamino. C1-C4-alkylamino stands for example for a monoalkylamino radical
having 1 to 4
carbon atoms or for a dialkylamino radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms in each
alkyl substituent in
each case.
Monoalkylamino stands for an alkylamino radical having a linear or branched
alkyl substituent, by
way of example and preferably for methylamino, ethylamino, n-propylamino,
isopropylamino and
tert-butylamino.
Monocycloalkylamino stands for a cycloalkylamino radical having a cycloalkyl
substituent, where
the other substituent at the amino radical is hydrogen, by way of example and
preferably for
cyclopropylamino and cyclobutylamino.
Alkylcarbonyl stands by way of example and preferably for methylcarbonyl,
ethylcarbonyl, n-propyl-
carbonyl, isopropylcarbonyl, n-butylcarbonyl and tert-butylcarbonyl.
Alkoxycarbonyl stands by way of example and preferably for methoxycarbonyl,
ethoxycarbonyl,
n-propoxycarbonyl, isopropoxycarbonyl, n-butoxycarbonyl and tert-
butoxycarbonyl.
Alkylaminocarbonyl stands for an alkylaminocarbonyl radical having one or two
alkyl substituents
(chosen independently of one another), by way of example and preferably for
methylaminocarbonyl, ethylaminocarbonyl, n-propylaminocarbonyl,
isopropylaminocarbonyl, tert-
butylam inocarbonyl, N,N-dimethylaminocarbonyl,
N,N-diethylaminocarbonyl, N-ethyl-N-
methylaminocarbonyl, N-methyl-N-n-propylaminocarbonyl, N-isopropyl-N-n-
propylaminocarbonyl
and N-tert-butyl-N-methylaminocarbonyl. C1-C4-Alkylaminocarbonyl stands for
example for a
monoalkylaminocarbonyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or for a
dialkylaminocarbonyl radical
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haying I to 4 carbon atoms in each alkyl substituent in each case.
Alkylcarbonylamino stands by way of example and preferably for
methylcarbonylamino, ethyl-
carbonylamino, n-propylcarbonylamino, isopropylcarbonylamino, n-
butylcarbonylamino and tert-
butylcarbonylamino.
Alkylsulfonyl stands by way of example and preferably for methylsulfonyl,
ethylsulfonyl,
n-propylsulfonyl, isopropylsulfonyl, n-butylsulfonyl and tert-butylsulfonyl.
Alkylaminosulfonyl stands for an alkylaminosulfonyl radical haying one or two
alkyl substituents
(chosen independently of one another), by way of example and preferably for
methylaminosulfonyl,
ethylaminosulfonyl, n-propylaminosulfonyl, isopropylaminosulfonyl, tert-
butylaminosulfonyl, IV,N-
dimethylaminosulfonyl, N,N-diethylaminosulfonyl, N-ethyl-N-
methylaminosulfonyl, N-methyl-N-n-
propylaminosulfonyl, N-isopropyl-N-n-propylaminosulfonyl and N-tert-butyl-N-
methylaminosulfonyl.
C1-C4-Alkylaminosulfonyl stands for example for a monoalkylaminosulfonyl
radical having 1 to 4
carbon atoms or for a dialkylaminosulfonyl radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms
in each alkyl
substituent in each case.
Alkylsulfonylamino stands by way of example and preferably for
methylsulfonylamino, ethyl-
sulfonylamino, n-propylsulfonylamino, isopropylsulfonylamino, n-
butylsulfonylamino and tert-
butylsulfonylamino.
Cycloalkyl stands for a monocyclic cycloalkyl group usually haying 3 to 6
carbon atoms, and mention
may be made by way of example and preferably of cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl,
cyclopentyl and
cyclohexyl for cycloalkyl.
Cycloalkylamino stands for a cycloalkylamino radical having a cycloalkyl
substituent, the other
substituent at the amino radical being hydrogen or an alkyl radical, by way of
example and preferably
for cyclopropylamino, cyclobutylamino, N-cyclopropyl-N-methylamino and N-
cyclobutyl-N-
methylamino.
Heterocyclyl stands for a monocyclic, heterocyclic radical having 5 or 6 ring
atoms and up to 3,
preferably up to 2 heteroatoms and/or heterogroups from the series N, 0, S,
SO, SO2, where a
nitrogen atom may also form an N-oxide. The heterocyclyl radicals may be
saturated or partly
unsaturated. 5- or 6-membered, monocyclic saturated heterocycly1 radicals
haying up to 2
heteroatoms from the series 0, N and S are preferred, by way of example and
preferably for
pyrrolidin-2-yl, pyrrolidin-3-yl, pyrrolinyl, tetrahydrofuranyl,
tetrahydrothienyl, pyranyl, piperidin-
1 -yl, piperidin-2-yl, piperidin-3-yl, piperidin-4-yl, thiopyranyl, morpholin-
1 -yl, morpholin-2-yl,
morpholin-3-yl, piperazin-l-yl, piperazin-2-3/1.
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Heteroaryl stands for an aromatic, mono- or bicyclic radical usually having 5
to 10, preferably 5 or
6 ring atoms and up to 5, preferably up to 4 heteroatoms from the series S, 0
and N, where a
nitrogen atom may also form an N-oxide, by way of example and preferably for
thienyl, furyl,
pyrrolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazoly I, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, pyridyl,
pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl,
pyrazinyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, quinolinyl,
isoquinolinyl, benzoxazolyl,
benzimidazolyl.
Halogen stands for fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine, preferably for
fluorine and chlorine.
In the formulae of the group which can stand for R1, the end point of the
line, besides which a *
stands in each case, does not stand for a carbon atom or a CH2 group but forms
part of the bond to
the atom to which R1 is bonded.
Preference is given to compounds of the formula (I) in which
either
= represents N,
/ represents CR12,
W represents CH,
A represents CR15,
or
= represents CH,
/ represents CR12,
W represents N,
A represents CR15,
or
= represents CR16,
/ represents N,
W represents CRI7,
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A represents N,
where
R12 represents hydrogen, hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, Ci-C4-
alkyl, CI-C4-alkoxy,
C1-C4-alkylamino, C1-Cralkylcarbonyl, C1 -C4-alkoxycarbonyl,
C1-C4-
alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-C4-alkylcarbonylamino, 5-
or 6-membered
heterocyclylcarbonyl, -C1-12R13 or -C1-I2CH2R14'
where heterocyclylcarbonyl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where
the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of
oxo, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, C1 -C4-
alkylcarbonyl,
alkoxycarbonyl and C,-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl,
and
where alkoxy, alkylamino, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl
and
alkylcarbonylamino may be substituted by a substituent, where the substituent
is
selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino, hydroxycarbonyl,
aminocarbonyl, C -C4-alkoxy, C -C4-alkylamino and 5- or 6-membered
heterocyclyl,
where heterocyclyl may be substituted by 1 to 2 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of oxo, C1-C4-alkyl, C -C4-alkoxy, C -C4-alkylamino, CI -C4-
alkylcarbonyl, CI-C4-alkoxycarbonyl and C1-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl,
and
where
RI' represents hydroxyl, amino, hydroxycarbonyl,
aminocarbonyl, C1-C4--
alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, C -C4-alkoxycarbonyl,
C
alkylaminocarbonyl, CI-Cralkylcarbonylamino, C3-C6-cycloalkylamino or
5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl,
where alkoxy, alkylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl and
alkylcarbonylamino may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino,
hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, Ci-C-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, CI-Cr
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alkoxycarbonyl, C1-Ca-alkylaminocarbonyl and CI-Ca-alkylcarbonylamino,
and
where heterocyclyl may be substituted by 1 to 2 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of oxo, CI-Ca-alkyl, C1-C4-alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, CI-Ca-
alkylcarbonyl, Ci-Ca-alkoxycarbonyl and C1-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl,
and
where
Ria
represents hydroxyl, amino, hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C1-C4-
alkoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino, C1-C4-alkoxycarbonyl,
alkylaminocarbonyl, C1-Ca-alkylcarbonylamino or 5- or 6-membered
heterocyclyl,
where alkoxy, alkylamino, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl and
alkylcarbonylamino may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of hydroxyl, amino,
hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, Ci-Ca-alkoxy, Ci-Ca-alkylamino, CI-C4-
alkoxycarbonyl, CI-Ca-alkylaminocarbonyl and Ci-Ca-alkylearbonylamino,
and
where heterocyclyl may be substituted by 1 to 2 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of oxo, C1-C4-alkyl, CI-Ca-alkoxy, CI-Ca-alkylamino, C1-C4-
alkylcarbonyl, CI-Ca-alkoxycarbonyl and CI-Ca-alkylaminocarbonyl,
R15
represents hydrogen, halogen, cyano or trifluoromethyl,
R16
represents hydrogen or methyl,
R'' represents hydrogen or methyl,
R' represents a group of the formula
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H 3
R4 R5 ,./YL
X
NR3 N
1 R 8 9 in
or NR
)H
1
where
is the point of attachment to the heterocycle,
represents the number 0 or 1,
X represents NRI , S or 0,
where
R1 represents hydrogen or methyl,
represents NR' I or S,
where
R11 represents hydrogen or methyl,
represents 2-pyridyl, pyrimid-2-yl, 2-aminopyrimid-4-yl, 1,3-oxazol-2-yl, 1,3-
oxazol-4-yl,
1,2,3-oxadiazol-4-yl, 1,3-thiazol-2-y1 or 1,3-
thiazol-4-yl,
where 2-pyridyl, pyrimid-2-yl, 1,3-oxazol-2-yl, 1,3-oxazol-4-yl, 1,3-th iazol-
2-y1
and 1,3-thiazol-4-y1 are substituted by 1 or 2 substituents, where the
substituents
independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of
halogen,
cyano, nitro, amino, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, am inocarbony I,
trifluoromethylcarbonyl methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, C1-C4-alkylamino,
methylcarbonyl, ethylcarbonyl, cyclopropylcarbonyl, methoxycarbonyl and
ethoxycarbonyl,
and
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where 2-aminopyrimid-4-yl, 1,2,4-oxadiazol-3-y1 and 1,2,3-oxadiazol-4-y1 may
be
substituted by a substituent, where the substituent is selected from the group
consisting of halogen, cyano, nitro, amino, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy,
aminocarbonyl, trifluoromethylcarbonyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxy, ethoxy, C1-C4-
alkylamino, methylcarbonyl, ethylcarbonyl,
cyclopropylcarbonyl,
methoxycarbonyl and ethoxycarbonyl,
R4 represents hydrogen or methyl,
represents hydrogen or methyl,
R6 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R7
represents hydrogen or methyl,
R8 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R9 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R2 represents C6-C10-aryl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl,
oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, pyrazolyl,
imidazolyl, pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, indolyl, indazolyl,
quinolinyl,
benzofuranyl or benzoxazolyl,
where aryl, thienyl, furyl, pyrrolyl, thiazolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl,
pyrazolyl, imidazolyl,
pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyridazinyl, pyrazinyl, indolyl, indazolyl, quinolinyl,
benzofuranyl and
benzoxazolyl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the substituents
independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of
hydroxyl,
hydroxymethyl, amino, halogen, cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy,
aminocarbonyl,
C -C4-alkyl, C1-CralkoxY, C1-Cralkoxymethyl,
Ci-Cralkylamino, CI-C4-
alkylaminomethyl, Ci-Cralkylcarbonyl, CI-Cralkoxycarbonyl, C1-
Cralkylaminocarbonyl,
CI -C4alkylcarbonylamino, C -C4alkylsulfonyl,
CI -C4alkylsulfony lam ino, C -C4-
alkylam inosulfonyl, phenyl, benzyloxy, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclyl, 5- or 6-
membered
heterocyclylcarbonyl, 5- or 6-membered heterocyclylmethyl and 5- or 6-membered
heteroaryl,
where phenyl, benzyloxy, heterocyclyl, heterocyclylcarbonyl,
heterocyclylmethyl
and heteroaryl may be substituted by 1 to 3 substituents, where the
substituents
independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of
halogen,
cyano, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, aminocarbonyl, C1-C4-
alkoxy, Ci-C4alkylamino, C1-Cralkylcarbonyl, CI-Cralkoxycarbonyl, C1-C4-
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alkylaminocarbonyl and Ci-C4-alkylcarbonylamino,
and their salts, their solvates and the solvates of their salts.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which
either
U represents N,
/ represents CR12,
represents CH,
A represents CR15,
or
U represents CH,
/ represents CRI2,
represents N,
A represents CR15,
or
U represents CR16,
/ represents N,
represents CRI7,
A represents N,
where
R12
represents hydrogen, hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, methyl, ethyl, CI-Cr
alkylcarbonyl, CI-C4-alkoxycarbonyl,
CI -C4-alkylaminocarbonyl, CrC4-
alkylcarbonylamino, pyrrolidinylcarbonyl,
piperidinylcarbonyl,
piperazinylcarbonyl, morpholinylcarbonyl or -CH2R"'
where pyrrolidinylcarbonyl, piperidinylcarbonyl, piperazinylcarbonyl and
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morpholinylcarbonyl may be substituted by 1 to 2 substituents, where the
substituents independently of one another are selected from the group
consisting of
oxo, methyl and ethyl,
and
where alkylcarbonyl, C2-C4-alkoxycarbonyl and C2-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl may be
substituted by a substituent, where the substituent is selected from the group
consisting of hydroxyl, amino, Ci-C4-alkylamino, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl,
piperazinyl and morpholinyl,
where pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl and morpholinyl may be
substituted by 1 to 2 substituents, where the substituents independently of
one another are selected from the group consisting of oxo, methyl and
ethyl,
and
where
R13 represents hydroxyl, amino, hydroxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, C1-C4-
alkoxy, CI-C4-alkylamino, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl or
morpholinyl,
where pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, piperazinyl and morpholinyl may be
substituted by 1 to 2 substituents, where the substituents independently of
one another are selected from the group consisting of oxo, methyl and
ethyl,
R15 represents hydrogen,
R16 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R17 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R1 represents a group of the formula
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R3
R1V5
rvR9
X .08]
I \
R R
where
is the point of attachment to the heterocycle,
represents the number 0,
X represents NR10,
where
RI represents hydrogen,
represents NR
where
RI represents hydrogen or methyl,
R3 represents 2-pyridyl, pyrimid-2-yl, 2-aminopyrimid-4-yl, 1,3-
thiazol-2-y1 or 1,3-
thiazol-4-yl,
where 2-pyridyl, pyrimid-2-yl, 1,3-thiazol-2-y1 and 1,3-thiazol-4-y1 are
substituted
by 1 or 2 substituents, where the substituents independently of one another
are
selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine, cyano, nitro, amino
and
trifluoromethyl,
and
where 2-aminopyrimid-4-y1 may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of fluorine, chlorine,
cyano, nitro,
amino and trifluoromethyl,
R4 represents hydrogen,
R5 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R6 represents hydrogen,
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R7 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R8 represents hydrogen,
R9 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R2 represents phenyl, thienyl, pyrazolyl or pyridyl,
where phenyl, thienyl, pyrazoly 1 and pyridyl may be substituted by 1 to 2
substituents,
where the substituents independently of one another are selected from the
group consisting
of halogen, trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, aminocarbonyl,
Ci-C4-alkoxy,
Ci-C4-alkoxycarbonyl, CI-Cralkylaminocarbonyl, pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl,
morpholinyl
and morpholinylcarbonyl,
-- and their salts, their solvates and the solvates of their salts.
Particular preference is given to compounds of the formula (1) in which
either
= represents N,
/ represents CR12,
W represents CH,
A represents CRI5,
or
= represents CH,
/ represents CRI2,
W represents N,
A represents CR15,
or
= represents CR16,
/ represents N,
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W represents CR17,
A represents N,
where
R12 represents hydrogen, hydroxycarbonyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxycarbonyl,
ethoxycarbonyl, CI-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl,
piperidinylcarbonyl or
morpholinylcarbonyl,
where piperidinylcarbonyl and morpholinylcarbonyl may be substituted by a
substituent, where the substituent is selected from the group consisting of
methyl
and ethyl,
and
where C2-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of CI-C4-alkylamino,
piperazinyl
and morpholinyl,
where piperazinyl and morpholinyl may be substituted by a substituent,
where the substituent is selected from the group consisting of methyl and
ethyl,
RI' represents hydrogen,
R'6 represents methyl,
R17 represents methyl,
R1 represents a group of the formula
R3
R4 R5 Y
X R9
7-
Rs
R6 R
where
is the point of attachment to the heterocycle,
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n represents the number 0,
X represents Ne,
where
R10
represents hydrogen,
Y represents NRI I,
where
R11
represents hydrogen or methyl,
R3 represents a group of the formula
#
where
is the point of attachment to Y,
represents cyano, nitro or trifluoromethyl,
represents hydrogen or amino,
R4 represents hydrogen,
R5 represents hydrogen or methyl,
R6 represents hydrogen,
represents hydrogen or methyl,
R8 represents hydrogen,
R9 represents hydrogen,
R2 represents phenyl,
where phenyl may be substituted by 1 to 2 substituents, where the substituents
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independently of one another are selected from the group consisting of
fluorine, chlorine,
trifluoromethyl, trifluoromethoxy, Cl-C3-alkyl, methoxy, methoxycarbonyl and
ethoxycarbonyl,
and their salts, their solvates and the solvates of their salts.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which either U
represents N, V
represents CRI2, W represents CH and A represents CH or U represents CH, V
represents CR12, W
represents N and A represents CH or U represents CR16, V represents N, W
represents CR" and A
represents N,
where
R12 represents hydrogen, hydroxycarbonyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxycarbonyl,
ethoxycarbonyl,
CI-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl, piperidinylcarbonyl or morpholinylcarbonyl,
where piperidinylcarbonyl and morpholinylcarbonyl may be substituted by a
substituent,
where the substituent is selected from the group consisting of methyl and
ethyl,
and
where C2-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent
is selected from the group consisting of CI-C4-alkylamino, piperazinyl and
morpholinyl,
where piperazinyl and rnorpholinyl may be substituted by a substituent, where
the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl,
RI6 represents methyl,
and
R" represents methyl.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which U represents
N, V represents
CR12, W represents CH and A represents CH,
where
R12 represents hydrogen, hydroxycarbonyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxycarbonyl,
ethoxycarbonyl,
CI-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl, piperidinylcarbonyl or morpholinylcarbonyl,
where piperidinylcarbonyl and morpholinylcarbonyl may be substituted by a
substituent,
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where the substituent is selected from the group consisting of methyl and
ethyl,
and
where C2-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent
is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkylamino, piperazinyl and
morpholinyl,
where piperazinyl and morpholinyl may be substituted by a substituent, where
the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which U represents
CH, V represents
CRI2, W represents N and A represents CH,
where
R'2 represents hydrogen, hydroxycarbonyl, methyl, ethyl, methoxycarbonyl,
ethoxycarbonyl,
C1-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl, piperidinylcarbonyl or morpholinylcarbonyl,
where piperidinylcarbonyl and morpholinylcarbonyl may be substituted by a
substituent,
where the substituent is selected from the group consisting of methyl and
ethyl,
and
where C2-C4-alkylaminocarbonyl may be substituted by a substituent, where the
substituent
is selected from the group consisting of C1-C4-alkylamino, piperazinyl and
morpholinyl,
where piperazinyl and rnorpholinyl may be substituted by a substituent, where
the
substituent is selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which U represents
CRI6, V represents
N, W represents CRI7 and A represents N, where R'6 and RI7 represents methyl.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which RI
represents ¨NHCH2C1-121\1H-
R3, where R.' represents 5-cyanopyrid-2-yl.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which n represents
the number 0.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which X represents
NR1 , where RI
represents hydrogen.
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Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which Y represents
NRI I, where RI I
represents hydrogen.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which R3
represents 5-cyanopyrid-2-yl.
Preference is also given to compounds of the formula (I) in which R4, R5, R6,
R7, R8 and R9
represents hydrogen.
The invention furthermore provides a process for preparing the compounds of
the formula (I), or
their salts, their solvates or the solvates of their salts, where
[A] the compounds of the formula
X1
N
V
--N
w 2
in which
A, U, V. W and R2 have the meaning given above,
and
XI represents halogen, preferably chlorine or fluorine,
are reacted with compounds of the formula
R1 ¨H (III),
in which
RI has the meaning given above,
or
[B] the compounds of the formula
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R1
/
(IV),
--N
W X2
in which
R1 has the meaning given above,
and
A represents CR15,
where R15 has the meaning given above,
represents N,
V represents CR12,
where R12 has the meaning given above,
W represents CH,
X2 represents iodine, bromine, chlorine or trifluoromethanesulfonyl,
preferably iodine or
bromine,
are reacted under Suzuki coupling conditions with compounds of the formula
Q-R2
(V),
in which
R2 has the meaning given above, and
represents ¨B(OH)2, a boronic acid ester, preferably boronic acid pinacolate,
or
to give compounds of the formula
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R1
V (Ia),
,N
W R2
in which
R1 and R2 have the meaning given above,
and
A represents CR15,
where R15 has the meaning given above,
represents N,
V represents CR12,
where R12 has the meaning given above,
W represents CH.
The compounds of the formula (la) are a subset of the compounds of the formula
(I).
The reaction according to process [A] is generally carried out in inert
solvents, where appropriate
in the presence of a base, where appropriate in a microwave, preferably in a
temperature range
from 50 C to 200 C under atmospheric pressure up to 3 bar.
Examples of bases are alkali metal carbonates, such as, for example, sodium
carbonate, potassium
carbonate or cesium carbonate, or organic bases, such as trialkylamines, for
example triethylamine,
N-methylmorpholine, N-methylpiperidine, 4-dimethylaminopyridine or
diisopropylethylamine, or
other bases, such as, for example, sodium hydride or potassium tert-butoxide;
preference is given
to diisopropylethylamine or sodium hydride.
Examples of inert solvents are halogenated hydrocarbons, such as methylene
chloride or
trichloromethane, alcohols, such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol or
isopropanol, or ethers, such
as dioxane or tetrahydrofuran, or other solvents, such as, for example,
dimethyl sulfoxide,
dimethylformamide or N-methylpyrrolidone, or mixtures of these solvents;
preference is given to
isopropanol or dimethyl sulfoxide.
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The reaction according to process [B] is generally carried out in inert
solvents, in the presence of a
catalyst, where appropriate in the presence of an additive, where appropriate
in a microwave,
preferably in a temperature range from room temperature to 150 C under
atmospheric pressure up
to 3 bar.
Examples of catalysts for Suzuki reaction conditions are customary palladium
catalysts;
preference is given to catalysts such as, for example,
dichlorobis(triphenylphosphine)palladium,
tetrakistriphenylphosphinepalladium(0), palladium(II)
acetate/triscyclohexylphosphine, bis-
(diphenylphosphaneferrocenyl)palladium(II) chloride, 1,3-bis(2,6-
diisopropylphenyl)imidazol-2-
ylidene(1,4-naphthtoquinone)palladium dimer,
allyl(chloro)(1,3-dimesity1-1,3-dihydro-2H-
imidazol-2-ylidene)palladium or palladium(II) acetate/dicyclohexyl-(2',4',6'-
triisopropylbipheny1-2-
yl)phosphine. Another suitable source of palladium is
tris(dibenzylideneacetone)dipalladium.
Examples of additives are potassium acetate, cesium carbonate, potassium
carbonate or sodium
carbonate, potassium tert-butoxide, cesium fluoride or potassium phosphate
carried out; preference
is given to additives such as, for example, potassium acetate and/or aqueous
sodium carbonate
solution.
Examples of inert solvents are ethers. such as dioxane, tetrahydrofuran or 1,2-
dimethoxyethane,
hydrocarbons, such as benzene, xylene or toluene, or carboxamides, such as
dimethylformamide or
dimethylacetamide, alkyl sulfoxides, such as dimethyl sulfoxide, or N-
methylpyrrolidone or
acetonitrile, or mixtures of the solvents with alcohols, such as methanol or
ethanol, and/or water;
preference is given to dioxane or acetonitrile or a mixture of one of these
solvents with water.
The compounds of the formulae (II) and (IV) are known, they can be synthesized
by known
processes from the appropriate starting materials or they can be prepared
analogously to processes
described in the example section (Example 3A to 5A, Example 9A, Example 10A to
12A and
Example 13A to 16A) or analogously to J. Org. Chem. (2005), 70 (18), 7331-7337
and WO
03/000693.
The compounds of the formula (111) are known, they can be synthesized by known
processes from
the appropriate starting materials or they can be prepared analogously to the
processes described in
the example section (Example IA to 2A and Example 6A to 8A).
The compounds of the formula (V) are known or they can be synthesized by known
processes from
the appropriate starting materials.
The preparation of the starting materials and the compounds of the formula (1)
can be illustrated by
the synthesis schemes below.
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Scheme 1: Preparation of imidazo[1,2-cdpyrazines
CI 0
EtO, ,-/ 0 CI o Et0 0
-
* ,...õc;',-'=
CI N
Br CriNH CI
... 'µ = CI NH40Ac
____,.. \
N NNN HOAc /
N-NH N to
\-=/ K2CO3
V=.1
0
CI
Jr POCI3
H
.--)11 >-CN N \ / CN CI
HN /--/ --a¨
N
H,N1 /N----)N CI
/N----iN CI ../ ______________
DIPEA
CI
CI
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Scheme 2: Preparation of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazines
0
0 Et0
Et0
CI
-----N
----N 0 \ N 0
CI
\ 41
0 NH +
K2CO3
Br 0 1
OEt
OEt
CI
INI-140Ac
HOAc
Cl 0
0
Cl c¨.*\ NH CI
POCI3
0 N.¨N / 140
Et0 N
Et0
CI CI
H ¨
DIPEA N-O-CN /¨ N i
H2N
H
¨CN
HN''.='''N )
N
% __ (----1-7N Cl
7 \
Et0 NN 10
CI
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Scheme 3: Preparation of imidazo[5,111[1,2,4]triazines
C
CH, H,
HN--"L0 0
DMAP
...,.,
HN 0
,.... )1.....,_ ci ____________________________________ 7.
+ H3C 0 0
0
H3C-----IY 1-13C-----N'<:>
cr
OH 0OEt
NH
H2N.,
N
1110
H
0 0 CH3 0
1-13y%
POCI, 1-13CLN, NH H I
i _________________________________________________
N., *
N
H3C
POCI3 I
H
H3C
N)._.....1 H c>.,.....HN
3 1
DIPEA
, ----- N
____________________________________________________ 1 N,
H3Cft ,N ,...........,,,,N
I CN H3C
/
The compounds according to the invention show a valuable range of
pharmacological and
pharmacokinetic effects which could not have been predicted.
They are therefore suitable of use as medicaments for the treatment and/or
prophylaxis of diseases
in humans and animals.
The present invention further relates to the use of the compounds according to
the invention for the
treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders, preferably hematological disorders,
especially of
leukopenias and neutropenia.
The compounds according to the invention are therefore suitable for the
prophylaxis and/or
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treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as, for example, Alzheimer's,
Parkinson's,
schizophrenia, degeneration, dementia, depression, aggression, cerebrovascular
ischemia, sleep
disorders, Huntington's chorea, neurotraumatic disorders such as, for example,
stroke; type 2
diabetes mellitus and associated disorders such as, for example, the metabolic
syndrome or
obesity, type I diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy,
diabetic retinopathy,
glomerulonephritis, hypercalcemia, hyperglycemia,
hyperl ipidemia, glucose-galactose
malabsorption, general endocrine dysfunctions such as, for example,
pancreatitis; hematological
disorders such as, for example, acquired and congenital neutropenia,
medicament-induced
neutropenia, parasite-induced neutropenia, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia,
granulocytopenia,
acquired and congenital leukopenia, acquired and congenital anemia, hemolytic
anemia, sickle cell
anemia, acquired and congenital thrombocytopenia, leukocyte dysfunctions,
impairments of blood
coagulation, ex vivo expansion of embryonic and adult stem cells, ex vivo
differentiation of
embryonic and adult stem cells, bone marrow, graft-versus-host reaction;
cancer such as, for
example, glaucoma, breast carcinoma, colon tumor, gastrointestinal tumors,
Hodgkin's lymphoma,
non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Kaposi sarcoma, liver tumor, pancreatic tumor, skin
tumor, bone
marrow tumor, leukemias such as, for example, acute lymphatic leukemia, acute
myeloid leukemia,
chronic myeloid leukemia, chronic lymphatic leukemia, prostate tumors, lung
cancer, renal tumors;
asthma, progressive, not completely reversible obstruction of the respiratory
tract, pneumonia,
pulmonary dysfunction; inflammatory disorders such as, for example, autoimmune
diseases such
as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, infections by gram-negative and
gram-positive bacteria,
viral infections, fungal infections such as, for example, by Candida albicans,
HIV infections and
HIV-associated infections, hepatitis of types A, B and C, parasitic
infections; hair loss; reduced
sperm mobility; wound healing; osteoporosis, bone marrow disorders, bone and
joint disorders;
cardiovascular disorders such as, for example, cardiac defects, heart failure,
cardiac fibrosis,
cardiac arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, medicament- or substance-induced
cardiotoxicity,
atherosclerosis, high blood pressure.
The compounds according to the invention are particularly suitable for the
prophylaxis and/or
treatment of neurodegenerative disorders, such as, for example, Alzheimer's
disease and
schizophrenia, of type II diabetes mellitus and associated disorders, of
cancer, of leukopenias
and/or of neutropenias.
The compounds according to the invention can additionally be employed also for
efficient ex vivo
expansion of adult hematopoietic stem cells from the bone marrow, from
peripheral blood or from
umbilical cord blood.
These cells expanded in this way can then be used to curtail the cytopenias
induced by
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myeloablative therapies or within the framework of therapeutic transplantation
methods or for
hematological systemic disorders such as, for example, leukemias, or with
cells which have been
genetically manipulated after expansion for gene therapies.
The present invention further relates to the use of the compounds according to
the invention for the
treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders, especially of the aforementioned
disorders.
The present invention further relates to the use of the compounds according to
the invention for the
manufacture of a medicament for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders,
especially of the
aforementioned disorders.
The present invention further relates to a method for the treatment and/or
prophylaxis of disorders,
in particular of the aforementioned disorders, by use of a therapeutically
effective amount of a
compound according to the invention.
The present invention further relates to medicaments comprising a compound
according to the
invention and one or more further active ingredients.
The present invention further relates to a method for the ex vivo expansion of
adult hematopoietic
stem cells from bone marrow, from peripheral blood or from umbilical cord
blood, which is
characterized in that an effective amount of the compound according to the
invention is added.
The compounds of the invention can act systemically and/or locally. For this
purpose, they can be
administered in a suitable way such as, for example, by the oral, parenteral,
pulmonary, nasal,
sublingual, lingual, buccal, rectal, dermal, transdermal, conjunctival or otic
route or as implant or
stent.
The compounds of the invention can be administered in administration forms
suitable for these
administration routes.
Suitable for oral administration are administration forms which function
according to the prior art
and deliver the compounds of the invention rapidly and/or in modified fashion,
and which contain
the compounds of the invention in crystalline and/or amorphized and/or
dissolved form, such as,
for example, tablets (uncoated or coated tablets, for example having enteric
coatings or coatings
which are insoluble or dissolve with a delay and control the release of the
compound of the
invention), tablets which disintegrate rapidly in the mouth, or films/wafers,
films/lyophilizates,
capsules (for example hard or soft gelatin capsules), sugar-coated tablets,
granules, pellets,
powders, emulsions, suspensions, aerosols or solutions.
Parenteral administration can take place with avoidance of an absorption step
(e.g. intravenous,
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intraarterial, intracardiac, intraspinal or intralumbar) or with inclusion of
an absorption (e.g.
intramuscular, subcutaneous, intracutaneous, percutaneous or intraperitoneal).
Administration
forms suitable for parenteral administration are, inter alia, preparations for
injection and infusion
in the form of solutions, suspensions, emulsions, lyophilizates or sterile
powders.
Oral administration is preferred.
Suitable for the other administration routes are, for example, pharmaceutical
forms for inhalation
(inter alia powder inhalers, nebulizers), nasal drops, solutions, sprays;
tablets for lingual,
sublingual or buccal administration, films/wafers or capsules, suppositories,
preparations for the
ears or eyes, vaginal capsules, aqueous suspensions (lotions, shaking
mixtures), lipophilic
suspensions, ointments, creams, transdermal therapeutic systems (such as, for
example, patches),
milk, pastes, foams, dusting powders, implants or stents.
The compounds of the invention can be converted into the stated administration
forms. This can
take place in a manner known per se by mixing with inert, non-toxic,
pharmaceutically suitable
excipients. These excipients include, inter alia, carriers (for example
microcrystalline cellulose,
lactose, mannitol), solvents (e.g. liquid polyethylene glycols), emulsifiers
and dispersants or
wetting agents (for example sodium dodecyl sulfate, polyoxysorbitan oleate),
binders (for example
polyvinylpyrrolidone), synthetic and natural polymers (for example albumin),
stabilizers (e.g.
antioxidants such as, for example, ascorbic acid), colorants (e.g. inorganic
pigments such as, for
example, iron oxides) and masking flavours and/or odours.
The present invention further relates to rnedicaments which comprise at least
one compound of the
invention, preferably together with one or more inert, non-toxic,
pharmaceutically suitable
excipients, and to the use thereof for the aforementioned purposes.
It has generally proved advantageous on parenteral administration to
administer amounts of about 5
to 500 mg every 24 hours to achieve effective results. The amount on oral
administration is about 5 to
500 mg every 24 hours.
It may nevertheless be necessary where appropriate to deviate from the stated
amounts, in
particular as a function of the body weight, route of administration,
individual response to the
active ingredient, nature of the preparation and time or interval over which
administration takes
place.
The percentage data in the following tests and examples are, unless indicated
otherwise,
percentages by weight; parts are parts by weight. Solvent ratios, dilution
ratios and concentration
data of liquid/liquid solutions are in each case based on volume. The
statement "w/v" means
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"weight/volume". Thus, for example. "10% w/v" means: 100 ml of solution or
suspension
comprise 10 g of substance.
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A) Examples
Abbreviations:
abs. absolute
Boc tert-butoxycarbonyl
CDCI3 deuterochlorofonn
conc. concentrated
day
Dl EA NA-diisopropylethylamine
DMAP 4-/VN-dimethylarninopyridine
DMF dimethylformamide
DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
EDC N'-(3-dimethylaminopropy1)-N-ethylcarbodiimide x HC1
eq. equivalent
ESI electrospray ionization (in MS)
hour
HOBt 1-hydroxy-1H-berizotriazole x H20
HPLC high pressure, high performance liquid chromatography
LC-MS coupled liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry
min. minutes
MS mass spectrometry
MW molecular weight [g/mol]
NMR nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
OAc acetate
OEt ethoxy
per analysis
PyBOP 1-benzotriazolyloxytripyrrolidinophosphonium
hexafluorophosphate
Rf retention index (in TLC)
sat. saturated
RP-HPLC reverse phase HPLC
RT room temperature
R, retention time (in HPLC)
TBTU (benzotriazol-1-yloxy)bisdimethylaminomethylium fluoroborate
TFA trifluoroacetic acid
THF tetrahydrofuran
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LC-MS Methods:
Method 1: Instrument: Micromass Quattro LCZ with HPLC Agilent series 1100;
column:
Phenomenex Synergi 2.5 p. MAX-RP 100A mercury 20 mm x 4 mm; eluent A: 1 1 of
water +
0.5 ml of 50% formic acid, eluent B: 1 1 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of 50%
formic acid; gradient:
0.0 min 90%A - 0.1 min 90%A --> 3.0 min 5%A 4.0 min 5%A -> 4.1 min 90%A;
flow rate:
2 ml/min; oven: 50 C; UV detection: 208- 400 nm.
Method 2: MS instrument type: Micromass ZQ; HPLC instrument type: Waters
Alliance 2795;
column: Merck Chromolith SpeedROD RP-18e 100 mm x 4.6 mm; eluent A: water +
500 pl of
50% formic acid/I; eluent B: acetonitrile + 500 1.11 of 50% formic acid/1;
gradient: 0.0 min 10%B-
7.0 min 95%B4 9.0 min 95%B; oven: 35 C; flow rate: 0.0 min 1.0 ml/min-> 7.0
min
2.0 m(/min- > 9.0 min 2.0 ml/min; UV detection: 210 nm
Method 3: MS instrument type: Micromass ZQ; HPLC instrument type: HP 1100
Series; UV
DAD; column: Phenomenex Gemini 3i.t 30 mm x 3.00 mm; eluent A: 11 of water +
0.5 ml of 50%
formic acid, eluent B: 1 1 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of 50% formic acid;
gradient: 0.0 min 90%A ->
2.5 min 30%A -> 3.0 min 5%A -> 4.5 min 5%A; flow rate: 0.0 min 1 ml/min,
2.5 min/3.0 min/4.5 min. 2 ml/min; oven: 50 C; UV detection: 210 nm.
Method 4: Instrument: Micromass Platform LCZ with HPLC Agilent series 1100;
column: Thermo
Hypersil GOLD 311 20 mm x 4 mm; eluent A: 1 1 of water 0.5 ml of 50% formic
acid, eluent B:
11 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of 50% formic acid; gradient: 0.0 min 100%A 4 0.2
min 100%A ->
2.9 min 30%A -> 3.1 min 10%A 45.5 min 10%A; oven: 50 C; flow rate: 0.8 ml/min;
UV
detection: 210 nm.
Method 5: MS instrument type: Waters ZQ: HPLC instrument type: Waters Alliance
2795;
column: Phenomenex Onyx Monolithic C18, 100 mm x 3 mm; eluent A: 1 1 of water
+ 0.5 ml of
50% formic acid, eluent B: 1 1 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of 50% formic acid;
gradient: 0.0 min 90%A
-> 2 min 65%A -> 4.5 min 5%A 4 6 min 5%A; flow rate: 2 ml/min; oven: 40 C; UV
detection:
210 nm.
Method 6: MS instrument type: Micromass ZQ; HPLC instrument type: Waters
Alliance 2795;
column: Phenomenex Synergi 2.5 !..t MAX-RP 100A mercury 20 mm x 4 mm; eluent
A: 1 1 of
water + 0.5 ml of 50% formic acid, eluent B: 1 1 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of
50% formic acid;
gradient: 0.0 min 90%A 4 0.1 min 90%A 4 3.0 min 5%A -> 4.0 min 5%A -> 4.01 min
90%A;
flow rate: 2 inl/min; oven: 50 C; UV detection: 210 nm.
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Method 7: Instrument: Micromass Quattro LCZ with HPLC Agilent series 1100;
column:
Phenomenex Onyx Monolithic C18, 100 mm x 3 mm; eluent A: 1 1 of water + 0.5 ml
of 50%
formic acid, eluent B: 1 1 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of 50% formic acid;
gradient: 0.0 min 90%A 4
2 min 65%A 4 4.5 min 5%A 4 6 min 5%A; flow rate: 2 ml/min; oven: 40 C; UV
detection:
208-400 nm.
Method 8: Instrument: Micromass QuattroPremier with Waters UPLC Acquity;
column: Thermo
Hypersil GOLD 1.9 t 50 mm x 1 mm; eluent A: 1 1 of water + 0.5 ml of 50%
formic acid, eluent
B: 1 1 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of 50% formic acid; gradient: 0.0 min 100%A 4
0.1 min 100%A 4
1.5 min 10%A 4 2.2 min 10%A; oven: 50 C; flow rate: 0.33 ml/min; UV detection:
210 nm.
Method 9: Instrument: Micromass Quattro Micro MS with HPLC Agilent series
1100; column:
Thermo Hypersil GOLD 3 20 mm x 4 mm; eluent A: 1 1 of water + 0.5 ml of 50%
formic acid,
eluent B: 11 of acetonitrile + 0.5 ml of 50% formic acid; gradient: 0.0 min
100%A 4 3.0 min 10%
A 4 4.0 min 10%A 4 4.01 min 100%A --> 5.00 min 100%A; flow rate: 0.0 min/3.0
min/4.0
min/4.01 min 2.5 ml/min, 5.00 min 2 ml/min; oven: 50 C; UV detection: 210 nm.
Methode 10: MS instrument: Waters ZQ 2000; HPLC instrument: Agilent 1100,2-
column setup,
autosampler: HTC PAL; column: YMC-ODS-AQ, 50 mm x 4.6 mm, 3.0 m; eluent A:
water +
0.1% formic acid, eluent B: acetonitrile + 0.1% formic acid; gradient: 0.0 min
100%A 4 0.2 min
95%A -> 1.8 min 25%A -> 1.9 min 10%A -> 2.0 min 5%A 3.2 min 5%A -> 3.21 min
100%A
3.35 min 100%A; oven: 40 C; flow rate: 3.0 ml/min; UV detection: 210 nm.
Methode 11: MS instrument: Micromass TOF (LCT); HPLC instrument: Waters 2690,
autosampler: Waters 2700; column: YMC-ODS-AQ, 50 mm x 4.6 mm, 3.0 um; eluent
A: water +
0.1% formic acid, eluent B: acetonitrile + 0.1% formic acid; gradient: 0.0 min
I00%A - 0.2 min
95%A 4 1.8 min 25%A 4 1.9 min 10%A 4 2.0 min 5%A 4 3.2 min 5%A 4 3.21 min
100%A
--> 3.35 min 100%A; oven: 40 C; flow rate: 3.0 ml/min; UV detection: 210 nm.
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Starting materials
Example lA
tert-Butyl 12-1(5-cyanopyridin-2-yDaminoiethyllcarbamate
H3CCH3 CN
HC'
3 0yNN/\N%
0
5.5 g (39.7 mmol) of 6-chloronicotinonitrile were dissolved in 70 ml of DMSO,
and 10.2 g (63.5
mmol) of N-Boc-ethylenediamine and 11 g (79.4 mmol) of potassium carbonate
were added. The
mixture was stirred at 90 C for 12 h. The residue was taken up in a mixture of
water and ethyl
acetate. The organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride
solution, dried
over magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The residue
was
chromatographed on silica gel 60 (mobile phase: cyclohexane / ethyl acetate
10:1 to 2:1). This
gave 7.9 g (77% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 1.46 min. (m/z = 263 (M+H)F)
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): = 8.37 (d, 1H), 7.66 (d, 1H) 7.6 (s, 1H), 6.87 (t,
1H), 6.53 (d,
1H), 3.32 (q, 2H), 3.09 (q, 2H), 1.37 (s, 9H).
Example 2A
6-[(2-Aminoethyl)aminolnicotinonitrile dihydrochloride
CN
2 x HCI
7.9 g (30 mmol) of tert-butyl {24(5-cyan opyridin-2-yDamino]ethyll carbamate
(Example 1A) were
dissolved in 100 ml of 4N hydrogen chloride in dioxane and the mixture was
stirred for 30 min.
The reaction mixture was concentrated to half of its original volume and the
same amount of
diethyl ether was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for 20 min and the
product was filtered
off and washed with diethyl ether. This gave 7 g (94% of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 4): R, = 0.51 min. (m/z = 162 (M-1-1-1) )
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'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 8.44 (s, 1H), 7.76 (d, I H), 6.67 (d, 1H), 3.58
(t, 2H), 2.98 (q,
2H).
Example 3A
Ethyl 142-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-oxoethy1]-1H-imidazole-2-carboxylate
H3C)
0
111
ClC
Cl
0.5 g (3.6 mmol) of imidazole-2-carboxylate ethyl were dissolved in 35 ml of
acetone, and 0.96 g
(3.6 mmol) of 2-bromo-2,4-dichloroacetophenone and 0.49 g (3.6 mmol) of
potassium carbonate
were added. The mixture was stirred at RT for 12 h. The reaction mixture was
concentrated and
taken up in water and dichloromethane. The organic phase was washed with
saturated aqueous
sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a
rotary evaporator.
The residue was triturated with diethyl ether and the solid was filtered off
with suction. This gave
0.9 g (77% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 1): Rt = 1.19 min. (m/z = 327 (M+1-1)')
IH-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): = 7.96 (d, 1H), 7.84 (d, 1H), 7.68 (dd, 1H), 7.5 (s,
1H), 7.16 (s,
1H), 5.87 (s, 2H), 4.22 (q, 2H), 3.32 (s, 2H), 1.23 (t, 3H).
Example 4A
6-(2,4-Dich lorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8(7H)-one
0
NH Cl
140
Cl
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920 mg (2.8 mmol) of ethyl 142-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-oxoethy1]-1H-imidazol-2-
carboxylate
(Example 3A) were dissolved in 45 ml of glacial acetic acid, and 2.17 g(28
mmol) of ammonium
acetate were added. The mixture was stirred under reflux for 12 h. The
reaction mixture was added
to ice-water and neutralized and with sodium carbonate. The precipitate was
filtered off and dried
under high vacuum. This gave 650 mg (82% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): 121= 1.79 min. (m/z = 281 (M+H)')
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.5 (s, 1H), 7.83 (s, 1H) 7.81 (d, 1H), 7.63
(s, 1H), 7.61 (s,
1H), 7.58 (d, 1H), 7.52 (s, 1H).
Example SA
8-Chloro-6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine
CI
Cl
CI
650 mg (2.3 mmol) of 6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8(7H)-one
(Example 4A) were
dissolved in 7 ml of phosphoryl chloride and stirred under reflux for 12 h.
The reaction mixture
was poured into 100 ml of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and solid
sodium bicarbonate
was added until a pH of 7 had been reached. Ethyl acetate was added, and the
mixture was
extracted. The organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride
solution, dried
over magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. Methanol was
added to the
residue, and the precipitated solid was filtered off and washed with methanol
and diethyl ether and
dried under high vacuum. This gave 400 mg (58% of theory) of the product as a
solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.43 min. (rniz = 299 (M+H))
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 = 9.01 (s, 1H), 8.34 (s, 1H) 7.93 (s, IH), 7.81
(d, 1H), 7.72 (d,
1H), 7.6 (dd,1H).
Example 6A
4-Am ino-2-(methylsu lfony1)-1,3-th iazole-5-carbon itri le
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HC
0\
N)S
H2N ON
2.7 g (15.8 mmol) of 4-amino-2-(methylsulfany1)-1,3-thiazole-5-carbonitrile
were dissolved in 500
ml of dichloromethane, and 12 g (34.7 mmol) of 50% strength 3-chloroperbenzoic
acid were
added. The mixture was stirred at RT for 30 min. 6 ml of DMSO were added, and
the reaction
mixture was washed with saturated sodium bicarbonate solution and water. The
organic phase was
dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. This
gave 2.2 g (46% of
theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 4): Rt = 1.19 min. (m/z ¨ 204 (M+H)').
Example 7A
tert-Butyl 12-[(4-amino-5-eyano-1 ,3-thi azol-2-yl)amino]ethyl } carbamate
ON
H C
\ NH2
CH3 o
3.25 g (16 mmol) of 4-amino-2-(methylsulfonyI)-1,3-thiazole-5-carbonitrile
(Example 6A) were
dissolved in 50 ml of DMSO, and 3.8 g (24 mmol) of N-Boc-ethylenediamine and
2.8 ml (16
mmol) of N,N-diisopropylethylamine were added. The mixture was stirred at 120
C for 12 h. The
reaction mixture was taken up in a mixture of ethyl acetate and water. The
organic phase was
washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium
sulfate and
concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The crude product was triturated with
acetonitrile and the
precipitated crystals were filtered off with suction. This gave 2.5 g (55 % of
theory) of the product
as a solid.
LCMS (method 4): R, 1.81 min. (m/z = 284 (M+H)+).
H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 8.35 (s, 1H), 6.9 (t, 1H), 6.68 (s, 2H), 3.22 (q,
2H), 3.07 (q,
2H), 1.36 (s, 9H).
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Example 8A
4-Amino-2-[(2-aminoethyl)amino1-1,3-thiazol-5-carbonitrile dihydrochloride
CN
H N
2 NH2
N N
2 x HCI
2.18 g (7.7 mmol) of tert-butyl {24(4-amino-5-cyano-1,3-thiazol-2-
yl)amino]ethylIcarbamate
(Example 7A) in 100 ml of 4N hydrogen chloride in dioxane were stirred at RT
for 30 min. The
reaction mixture was concentrated. This gave 2 g (100 % of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 0.19 min. (m/z ¨ 183 (M+H)+).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 3.46 (d, 2H), 3.0 (d, 21-1).
Example 9A
4-Amino-2-({2-[(6-bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yl)aminolethyllamino)-1,3-
thiazole-5-
carbonitrile
S
N
N
W.4
NH2
N Br
300 mg (1.08 mmol) of 6,8-dibromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine were dissolved in 10
ml of DMSO, and
0.6 ml (4.3 mmol) of triethylamine and 360 mg (1.3 mmol) of 4-amino-2-[(2-
aminoethyl)amino]-
1,3-thiazole-5-carbonitrile dihydrochloride (Example 8A) were added. The
mixture was heated at
140 C in a microwave for 1 h. Purification by preparative HPLC gave 376 mg
(83% of theory) of
the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 0.88 min. (m/z = 381 (M+H)').
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8A6 (t, 1H), 8.12 (t, 1H), 8.05 (s, 1H), 7.85
(s, 1H), 7.53 (s,
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1H), 3.6 (d, 2H), 3.48 (d, 2H).
Example 10A
Diethyl 142-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-oxoethy1]-1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate
CH
0) 3
441 Cl
0
I\CH3
5 g (23.6 mmol) of diethyl 1H-pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate were dissolved in 100
ml of acetone, and
6.3 g (23.6 mmol) of 2-bromo-2,4-dichloroacetophenone and 3.6 g (26 mmol) of
potassium
carbonate were added. The mixture was stirred at RT for 12 h. The reaction
mixture was
concentrated and the residue was taken up in water and dichloromethane. The
organic phase was
washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium
sulfate and
concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The residue was triturated with diethyl
ether, and the solid
was filtered off with suction. This gave 9.48 g (94% of theory) of the product
as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R., = 2.34 min. (m/z = 399 (M+H)')
H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 3 = 8.02 (d, 1H), 7.84 (s, 1H), 7.68 (dd, 11-1), 7.35
(s, 1H), 6.13 (s,
2H), 4.32 (q, 2H), 4.26 (q, 2H), 1.31 (t, 3H), 1.25 (t, 3H).
Example 11A
Ethyl 6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-d ihydropyrazolo[1,5-alpyrazine-2-
carboxy late
\O
0
NH Cl
N--N
7-0
H3C
Cl
9.5 g (23.7 mmol) of diethyl 1-12-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-oxoethy11-11-1-
pyrazole-3,5-dicarboxylate
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(Example WA) were dissolved in 300 ml of glacial acetic acid, and 18.3 g (237
mmol) of
ammonium acetate were added. The mixture was stirred at reflux for 12 h. The
reaction mixture
was poured into ice-water and neutralized with sodium carbonate. The
precipitate was filtered off
and dried under high vacuum. This gave 6.86 g (82% of theory) of the product
as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): Ft, = 2.31 min (m/z = 354 (M+H)+)
'1-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.85 (s, 1H), 7.98 (s, IH) 7.83 (d, 1H), 7.64
(d, 1H), 7.59
(dd, IH), 7.44 (s, IH), 4.34 (q, 2H), 1.33 (t, 3H).
Example 12A
Ethyl 4-chloro-6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate
CI
N CI
N--N 110
H3C
Cl
6.86 g (19.5 mmol) of ethyl 6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-
dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-
carboxylate (Example 11 A) were dissolved in 50 ml of phosphoryl chloride and
stirred at reflux
for 12 h. The reaction mixture was poured into 1.25 I of saturated sodium
bicarbonate solution, and
solid sodium bicarbonate was added until a pH of 7 had been reached. The solid
was filtered off
and dissolved in dichloromethane and chromatographed on silica gel (mobile
phase
cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 10:1). This gave 6.34 g (85% of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): It, = 3.15 min. (m/z = 371 (M+H)+).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 9.3 (s, 1H), 7.84 (d, 1H) 7.73 (d, 1H), 7.62
(dd, 1H), 7.56 (s,
1H), 4.4 (q, 2H), 1.36 (t, 311).
Example 13A
Ethyl 3-acetamido-2-oxobutanoate
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0
H3CNH
H3C0
H3C/*"
0 0
52 g (396 mmol) of acetylalanine were dissolved in 800 ml of THF, and 45 mg
(0.4 mmol) of 4-
dimethylaminopyridine and 96 ml (1188 mmol) of pyridine were added. The
mixture was heated to
reflux, and 88 ml (792 mmol) of ethyl oxalyl chloride were added dropwise over
a period of 45
min. The mixture was stirred at reflux for a further 3 h. The reaction mixture
was added to ice-
water, ethyl acetate was added and the mixture was extracted. The organic
phase was washed with
saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over sodium sulfate and
concentrated on a rotary
evaporator. The crude mixture was reacted further without any further
purification.
IH-NMR (400MHz, CDC13): 6 = 10.86 (s, 1H), 4.42 (q, 1H) 4.23 (q, 2H), 2.16 (s,
3H), 1.42 (t,
3H), 1.29 (t, 3H).
Example 14A
N-[ I -(5 -Oxo-3 -phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2,4 -triazin-6-yl)ethyllacetamide
0 CH3 0
FIN).L.NACH3
401
48 g (306 mmol) of benzenecarboximidamide hydrochloride were dissolved in 1.2
1 ethanol, and
16.4 ml (337 mmol) of hydrazine hydrate were added. The mixture was stirred at
45 C for 3 h. 86
g (459 mmol) of ethyl 3-acetamido-2-oxobutanoate (Example 13A), dissolved in
600 ml of
ethanol, were added dropwise. The mixture was stirred at 80 C for another 6 h
and at RT for
another 12 h. The reaction mixture was chromatographed on silica gel (mobile
phase
dichloromethane/methanol 20:1). This gave 23.2 g(26% of theory) of the product
as a solid.
'14-NMR (400MHz, CDC13): 6 = 8.21 (d, 2H), 7.56 (m, 3H) 5.36 (q, 1H), 2.05 (s,
3H), 1.55 (d,
3H).
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Example 15A
5,7-Dimethy1-2-phenylimidazo[5,141[1,2,4]triazin-4(3H)-one
0
NH
N7
H3C
8.34 g (32.3 mmol) of N41 -(5-oxo-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1,2.4-triazin-6-
yl)ethyllacetamide]
(Example 14A) were dissolved in 330 ml of 1,2-dichloroethane and 4.5 ml (48.5
mmol) of
phosphoryl chloride were added. The mixture was stirred under reflux for 24 h.
After cooling, the
precipitate was filtered off and washed with water and diethyl ether. The
product was subsequently
dried under high vacuum. This gave 4.6 g (59% of theory) of the product as a
solid.
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 12.45 (s, 1H), 8.08 (d, 2H), 7.6 (m, 3H), 2.69
(s, 3H), 2.59 (s,
311).
Example 16A
4-Chloro-5,7-dimethy1-2-phenylimidazor 5,141 [1,2,41triazine
H3QCI
N
)õ....-N ,õN7
H3C
700 mg (2.9 mmol) of 5,7-dimethy1-2-phenylimidazo[5,1-f][1,2,4]triazin-4(3H)-
one (Example
15A) were dissolved in 8 ml of phosphoryl chloride and stirred at reflux for
12 h. The reaction
mixture was poured into 170 ml of saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, and
solid sodium
bicarbonate was added until a pH of 7 had been reached. Ethyl acetate was
added, and the mixture
was extracted. The organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous sodium
chloride solution,
dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. This
gave 657 mg (80% of
theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): 12, = 2.17 min. (m/z = 259 (M+H)').
IH-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6= 8.26 (dd, 2H), 7.58 (m, 3H), 2.68 (s, 31-1), 2.66
(s, 311).
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Example 17A
6-(2,4-DichlorophenyI)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-alpyrazin-4(5H)-one
0
HO
(-:....-TANH Cl
N"N 110
CI
g (12.55 mmol) of ethyl 6-(2,4-dichlorophenyI)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-
a]pyrazine-2-
5 carboxylate (Example 11A) were dissolved in 700 ml of THF, and 952 mg
(25.1 mmol) of lithium
aluminum hydride were added at RT. The mixture was stirred at RT for 2 11,
after complete
conversion methanol was added first, and the pH was then adjusted to 6 using
dilute hydrochloric
acid. The mixture was extracted repeatedly with ethyl acetate. Removal of the
solvent gave 3.12 g
(80% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 1.66 min. (m/z 310 (M+H)1).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.55 (s, 1H), 7.81 (d, 1H), 7.77 (s, I H), 7.62
(d, 1H), 7.66
(dd, 1H), 6.94 (s, 1H), 5.32 (t, 1H), 4.58 (d, 2H).
Example 18A
6-(2,4-Dichloropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-alpyrazine-2-earbaldehyde
0
tNH CI
,N
CI
1.15 g (3.37 mmol) of 6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-
a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one
(Example 17A) were suspended in 100 ml of dichloromethane, and 1 drop of water
was added. 100
ml of 1,2-dimethoxyethane and 9.6 ml of DMF were then added, and the mixture
was cooled to
0 C. 7.16 g (16.87 mmol) of Dess-Martin periodinane were added, ice-bath
cooling was removed
and the mixture was stirred at RT for 15 11. Ethyl acetate and then 200 ml of
a 10% strength sodium
thiosulfate solution were added to the mixture, and the organic phase was
washed with saturated
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aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. Drying of the organic phase with sodium
sulfate and
removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave 660 mg (57% of theory) of
the product as a
solid which was reacted without any further purification.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 1.04 min. (m/z = 308 (M+F1))-
11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): = 11.89 (s, 1H), 10.07 (s, 1H), 8.02 (s, 1H), 7.84
(d, 1H), 7.66
(d, 1H), 7.60 (dd, 1H), 7.52 (s, 1H).
Example 19A
6-(2,4-Dichloropheny1)-2-[(4-methylpiperazin-l-ypmethyl]pyrazolor1 ,5-
alpyrazin-4(5H)-one
HC
0
CI
N N 401
CI
145 mg (0.32 mmol) of 6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[l ,5-
a]pyrazine-2-carb-
aldehyde (Example 18A) were dissolved in 6 ml of methanol, and 64 mg (0.64
mmol) of
1-methylpiperazine, 4A molecular sieve and 58 mg (0.96 mmol) of acetic acid
were added. Finally,
40.2 mg (0.64 mmol) of sodium cyanoborohydride were added and the mixture was
stirred at RT
for 15 h. The crude mixture was acidified with 2N hydrochloric acid and the
resulting precipitate
was filtered off with suction. This gave 120 mg (96% of theory) of the product
as a solid which
was reacted further without any further purification.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 0.76 min. (m/z = 392 (M+1-)).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.63 (s, 1H), 7.82 (d, 1H), 7.81 (s, 1H), 7.61
(d, 1H), 7.57
(dd, 1H), 7.0 (s, 1H), 3.7-4.0 (m, 4H), 3.38 (m, 2H), 3.04 (m, 4H), 2.78 (s,
3H).
Example 20A
4-Ch loro-6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-[(4-methylpiperazin-1-
y1)methyl]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine
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HO
CI
CI
,-N
CI
Analogously to the preparation of Example 16A, 160 mg (0.34 mmol) of 6-(2,4-
dichloropheny1)-2-
[(4-methylpiperazin-1-yOmethyl]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one gave, by
reaction with
phosphoryl chloride, 108 mg (70% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 0.76 min. (m/z = 392 (M+H)+).
11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 9.12 (s, I H), 7.81 (d, 1H), 7.71 (d, 1H),
7.60 (dd, 1H), 6.99 (s,
11-1), 3.74 (s, 2H), 2.4-2.55 (m, 4H), 2.25-2.4 (m, 4H), 2.15 (s, 3H).
Example 21A
6-(2,4-Dichloropheny1)-2-(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)pyrazolo[ I ,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-
one
trilluoroacetate
/0
0
N 0
\
N'N = 30Ai<F
H
CI
760 mg (2.17 mmol) of 6-(2,4-dich loropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-
alpyrazin-2-carb-
aldehyde (Example 18A) were dissolved in 46 ml of methanol, and 378 mg (4.34
mmol) of
morpholine, 4A molecular sieve and 0.373 ml (6.51 mmol) of acetic acid were
added. Finally,
272.8 mg (4.34 mmol) of sodium cyanoborohydride were added and the mixture was
stirred at RT
for 15 h. The crude mixture was acidified with 2N hydrochloric acid and the
resulting precipitate
was filtered off with suction. Purification of the precipitate by preparative
HPLC (mobile phase:
acetonitrile/water gradient with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid) gave 693 mg (65%
of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 0.75 min. (m/z = 379 (M+H)').
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'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.79 (s, 1H), 10.31 (s, br, 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H),
7.84 (d, 1H),
7.64 (d, 1H), 7.59 (dd, 1H), 7.22 (s, 1H), 4.54 (s, 2H), 3.96 (m, 2H), 3.64
(m, 2H), 3.39 (m, 2H),
3.18 (m, 2H).
Example 22A
4-Chloro-6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-
a]pyrazine hydrochloride
CI
Cl
x HCI Cl
Analogously to the preparation of Example 16A, 690 mg (1.18 mmol) of 6-(2,4-
dichloropheny1)-2-
(morpholin-4-ylmethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4(5H)-one trifluoroacetate gave,
by reaction with
phosphoryl chloride, 395 mg (85% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 1.32 min. (m/z = 397 (M+1-1)).
H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.50 (s, 1H), 9.23 (s, 1H), 7.84 (d, 1H), 7.72
(d, 1H), 7.62
(dd, 1H), 7.44 (s, br, 1H), 4.65 (s, br, 2H), 3.9-4.0 (m, 2H), 3.7-3.85 (m,
2H), 3.3-3.45 (m, 2H),
3.1-3.25 (m, 2H).
Example 23A
6-(12-[(6-Bromoimidazor1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yDamino]ethyl I am ino)pyridine-3-
carbonitri le
N
HN
CN
Br
8 g (28.9 mmol) of 6,8-dibromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazine were dissolved in 80 ml
of DMSO, and
16.1 ml (115.6 mmol) of triethylamine and 5.154 g (31.78 mmol) of 6-[(2-
aminoethyl)-
amino]pyridine-3-carbonitrile (Example 2A) were added. The mixture was heated
at 140 C in a
microwave for 1.5 11. The solution was poured into water and the precipitate
was filtered off.
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Washing with water and drying under high vacuum gave 10.3 g (94% of theory) of
the product as a
solid.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 0.97 min. (m/z = 358 (M+H)).
H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.39 (s, 1H), 8.08 (s, br, 111), 8.03 (s, 1H),
7.83 (s, 1H), 7.73
(m, 2H), 7.51 (s, 1H), 6.56 (s, br, 1H), 3.5-3.65 (m, 41-1).
Example 24A
tert-Butyl (6-chloropyridin-2-yl)carbamate
0
CI N N0
H3CCH3
CH3
Under argon, 150 ml of THF were added to 23.4 g (181.8 mmol) of 2-chloro-5-
aminopyridine and
the mixture was cooled to 0 C. 73.3 g (400 mmol) of bis(trimethyisilyl)sodium
amide and 43.65 g
(200 mmol) of di-tert-butyl dicarbonate, dissolved in 150 ml of THF, were
added dropwise. After
min, the cooling bath was removed and the mixture was stirred for a further 15
min at RT. The
THF was removed using a rotary evaporator, ethyl acetate and 0.5 N
hydrochloric acid were added
and the mixture was extracted. The organic phase was separated off, dried over
magnesium sulfate
15 and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The reaction mixture was
chromatographed on silica gel
(mobile phase dichloromethane/methanol 100%
100:3). This gave 36.54 g (88% of theory) of
the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): Rt = 2.41 min. (m/z = 175 (M+H)+).
I H-NMR (400MF1z, DMSO-d6): 6 = 10.11 (s, 1H), 7.78 (d, 2H), 7.1 (t, I H),
1.47 (s, 9H).
Example 25A
tert-Butyl (6-chloro-3-forrnylpyridin-2-yl)carbamate
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0
CI
j\_N 0
CH
3
H3C CH3
The reaction apparatus was dried by heating, and the reaction was carried out
under argon with
stirring. 15 g (65.6 mmol) of tert-butyl (6-chloropyridin-2-yl)carbamate
(Example 24A) and 19 g
(164 mmol) of 1,2-bis(dimethylamino)ethane were initially charged in 270 ml of
THF and cooled
to -78 C. 102.5 ml (164 mmol) of butyllithium (1.6N) were added dropwise.
After the dropwise
addition had ended, the reaction was slowly warmed to -10 C and kept at -10 C
for 2 h. The
mixture was then once more cooled to -78 C, and 10 ml (131 mmol) of DMF were
added. The
reaction was slowly warmed to RT, the reaction mixture was added to 1 1 of
ethyl acetate and 350
ml of IN hydrochloric acid and stirred for 15 min and the organic phase was
separated off. The
organic phase was washed with water and saturated sodium bicarbonate solution,
dried over
magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. Diethyl ether was
added to the
residue, and the solid was filtered off with suction and dried. This gave 12.3
g (73% of theory) of
the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.19 min. (rniz = 255 (M+H)-).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): S = 10.37 (s, 1H), 9.83 (s, IH), 8.2 (d, 1H), 7.42
(d, 1H), 1.46 (s,
9H).
Example 26A
tert- Butyl {6-chloro-3-Rhydroxyimino)methylipyridin-2-ylIcarbamate
N OH
0
Cl N0
H3C C H3
C H3
15.45 g (60.2 mmol) of tert-butyl (6-chloro-3-formylpyridin-2-yl)carbamate
(Example 25A) were
initially charged in 750 ml of ethanol, a solution of 225 ml of water and 9.38
g (120.4 mmol) of
sodium acetate was added and the mixture was stirred for 5 min. A solution of
225 ml of water and
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8.36 g ( 114.4 mmol) of hydroxylamine hydrochloride was added and the mixture
was stirred at
RI for 4 h. The reaction mixture was concentrated on a rotary evaporator at 20
C. The residue was
taken up in ethyl acetate, washed twice with saturated sodium bicarbonate
solution and once with
saturated sodium chloride solution. The organic phase was separated off, dried
over magnesium
sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator at 20 C. This gave 15.5 g (80%
of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.08 min. (m/z = 270 (M+1-1) ).
11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.71 (s, I H), 9.91 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, 1H),
8.02 (d, 1H), 7.3 (d,
1H), 1.49 (s, 9H).
Example 27A
2-Amino-6-chloropyridine-3-carbaldehy de oxime hydrochloride
NOH
Cl N NH2
X HCI
15.5 g (57 mmol) of tert-butyl {6-chloro-3-[(hydroxyimino)methyl]pyridin-2-
ylIcarbamate
(Example 26A) were dissolved in 285 ml of 4N hydrogen chloride in dioxane and
the mixture was
stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture was concentrated to half of its
original volume and the
same amount of diethyl ether was added. The reaction mixture was stirred for
20 min and the
product was filtered off and washed with diethyl ether. This gave 11 g (94% of
theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 1.09 min. (m/z = 172 (M+H)')
11-I-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.27 (s, 1H), 7.61 (d, 1H), 6.65 (d, 1H).
Example 28A
2-Am ino-6-ch loropyrid ine-3-carbon itri le
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CI NH2
1 1.15 g (53.6 mmol) of 2-amino-6-chloropyridine-3-carbaldehyde oxime
hydrochloride (Example
27A) were initially charged in dioxane, 13 ml (161 mmol) of pyridine were
added and the mixture
was cooled to 0 C. 8.3 ml (58.95 mmol) of trifluoroacetic anhydride were
added, and the reaction
was warmed to RT and then stirred at 60 C for 2 h. The reaction mixture was
taken up in a mixture
of ethyl acetate and sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic phase was washed
with saturated
aqueous sodium chloride solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and
concentrated on a rotary
evaporator. The residue was suspended in dichloromethane:diethyl ether 3:1,
and the solid was
filtered off with suction and dried. This gave 5.56 g (66% of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): Rt = 1.0 min. (m/z -= 154 (WH)).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 7.91 (d, I H), 7.38 (s, 2H), 6.69 (d, 1H).
Example 29A
tert-Butyl 21(6-am ino-5-cyanopyridin-2-Aamino]ethyl carbamate
N
H3C C H3
HC 0
NH2
0
2 g (13 mmo() of 2-amino-6-chloropyridine-3-carbonitrile (Example 28A) were
initially charged in
15 ml of DMSO, and 2.71 g (16.93 mmol) of N-Boc-ethyleneainine and 3.4 ml
(19.54 mmol) of
N,N-diisopropylethylamine were added. The reaction mixture was irradiated in a
microwave
reactor at 11 5 C for 1.5 h. The reaction mixture was taken up in a mixture of
ethyl acetate and
water. The organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride
solution, dried over
magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. This gave 23.38 g
(88% of theory) of
the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): Rt = 1.7 min. (m/z = 278 (M+F)')-
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 7.3 (s, 1H), 7.0 (br, s, I H), 6.83 (s, 1H),
6.25 (s, 21-1), 5.78 (d,
1H), 3.25 (q, 2H), 3.06 (q, 2H), 1.36 (s, 9H).
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Example 30A
2-Amino-6-[(2-am inoethyl)amino]pyridine-3-carbonitrile dihydrochloride
N
x 2 HCI
H2N
NH2
6.76 g (24.38 mmol) of tert-butyl {24(6-amino-5-cyanopyridin-2-
y0aminoiethylIcarbamate
(Example 29A) were dissolved in 122 ml of a 4N solution of hydrogen chloride
in dioxane and the
mixture was stirred for 30 min. The reaction mixture was concentrated to half
of its original
volume and the same amount of diethyl ether was added. The reaction mixture
was stirred for 20
min and the product was filtered off and washed with diethyl ether. This gave
5.43 g (89% of
theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): Rt = 0.92 min. (m/z = 177 (M+H)+)
H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.1 (s, 2H), 7.5 (d, 1H), 5.96 (d, 1H), 3.53 (q,
211), 3.0 (q, 21-I).
Example 31A
4-(Trifluoroacetyl)morpholine
F F
// __
0\ N
0
15 g (172 mmol) of morpholine were initially charged in 750 ml of
dichloromethane, and 29 ml
(206 mmol) of trifluoroacetic anhydride and 119 ml (688 mmol) of N,N-
diisopropylethylamine
were added at 0 C. The reaction mixture was warmed to RT and stirred at RT for
another 3 h. The
reaction mixture was concentrated and the residue was taken up in ethyl
acetate and washed
successively with aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution, IN hydrochloric acid
and once more with
aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. The organic phase was dried over
magnesium sulfate and
concentrated on a rotary evaporator. This gave 28 g (88% of theory) of the
product as an oil.
LCMS (method 9): R, = 1.22 min. (m/z = 184 (M+H)+)
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 3.65 (m, 21-1), 3.56 (m, 2H).
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Example 32A
tert-Butyl [6-chloro-3-(trifluoroacetyl)pyridin-2-yl]carbamate
0
F F
N NH
0 0
CH
H3CXCH33
8 g (35 mmol) of tert-butyl (6-chloropyridin-2-yl)carbamate (Example 24A) were
initially charged
in 100 ml of THF and cooled to -50 C. 55 ml (87 mmol) of butyllithium (1.6N)
were added
dropwise. After the dropwise addition had ended, the reaction was slowly
warmed to -10 C and
stirred at 0 C for 2 h. The mixture was then cooled again to -40 C, and 12.8 g
(70 mmol) of 4-
(trifluoroacetyl)morpholine (Example 21A), dissolved in 4 ml of THF, were
added. The reaction
solution was stirred at -40 C for 1 h, and, at ¨40 C, poured into 1 I of ethyl
acetate and 350 ml of
ammonium chloride solution and extracted. The organic phase was separated off,
dried over
magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The reaction
mixture was
chromatographed on silica gel (mobile phase cyclohexane/ ethyl acetate 10:1).
This gave 9 g (79%
of theory) of the product as an oil.
11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-do): 6 10.96 (s, 1H), 7.99 (d, 1H), 7.4 (d, 1H), 1.43
(s, 9H).
Example 33A
tert-Butyl [6-( {2-Rtert-butoxycarbonypaminoiethyl I am i no)-3-(tri
fl uoroacetyppyrid in-2-
yl]carbamate
H3C CH3 0
HO 0 ,
NH
0
CH
H3CXCH'3
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g (15.4 mmol) of tert-butyl [6-chloro-3-(trifluoroacetyppyridin-2-yl]carbamate
(Example 32A)
were initially charged in 37.5 ml of D/VISO, and 3.2 g (20 mmol) of N-Boc-
ethylenediamine and 4
ml (23 mmol) of N,N-diisopropylethylamine were added. The reaction mixture was
irradiated in a
microwave reactor at 90 C for 0.5 h. The reaction mixture was taken up in a
mixture of ethyl
5 acetate and water. The organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous
sodium chloride solution,
dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The
reaction mixture was
chromatographed on silica gel (mobile phase cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 5:1 -
1:1). This gave 2.5
g (34% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 2.44 min. (m/z = 449 (M+H)+).
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 = 10.75 (s, I H), 8.44 (s, 1H), 7.70 (d, 1H), 6.77
(s, 1H), 6.28 (d,
1H), 3.48 (br, s, 2H), 3.17 (br, s, 2H), 1.46 (s, 9H), 1.30 (s, 9H).
Example 34A
1-{2-Amino-6-[(2-am inoethyl)amino]pyridin-3-y1 -2,2,2-trifluoroethanone
hydrochloride
FF
x HCI
0
NH2
2.5 g (5.57 mmol) of
tert-butyl [6-( {2-[(tert-butoxycarbony Dam inojethyl I am ino)-3-
(trifluoroacetyp-pyridin-2-ylicarbamate (Example 33A) were dissolved in 15 ml
of a 4N solution
of hydrogen chloride in dioxane, and the mixture was stirred for 20 h. The
reaction mixture was
concentrated to half of its original volume and the same amount of diethyl
ether was added. The
reaction mixture was stirred for 20 min and the product was filtered off and
washed with diethyl
ether. This gave 1.4 g (89% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 0.73 min. (m/z = 249 (M+1-1)').
Example 35A
tert-Butyl 3-[(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl)aminoThiperidine-1-carboxylate
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H
0J-,9 N
H3C CH3
CH3
1.0 g (4.99 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-aminopiperidine-1-carboxylate and 1.383 g
(9.99 mmol) of 6-
chloropyridine-3-carbonitrile and 1.29 g (9.99 mmol) of diisopropylethylamine
were suspended in
40 ml of DMSO and heated in a microwave at 140 C for 45 min. Most of the DMSO
was removed
from the mixture by kugelrohr distillation, water was added and the resulting
precipitate was
filtered off. Drying under high vacuum gave 2.24 g (46% of theory) of the
product.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.23 min. (m/z -= 303 (M+H)+).
Example 36A
6-(Piperidin-3-ylamino)pyridine-3-carbonitrile hydrochloride
N
N
x HCI
2.24 g (3.4 mmol) of tert-butyl 3{(5-cyanopyridin-2-y0aminoThiperidine-1-
carboxylate (Example
35A) were dissolved in 4.3 ml of a solution of hydrochloric acid in dioxane (4
M), and the mixture
was stirred at RT for 3 h. After the reaction had gone to completion, the
solvent was removed
completely. This gave 1.74 g (90% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 0.27 min. (m/z = 203 (M+H)+)
'1-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 9.13 (m, 1H), 9.0 (m, 1H), 8.44 (d, 1H), 7.89
(m, 1H), 7.74
(dd, 1H), 6.63 (d, 1H), 5.58 (s, br), 4.19 (s, br, 1H), 3.57 (s, 1H), 3.34 (d,
1H), 3.14 (d, 1H), 2.88
(m, 1H), 2.7-2.81 (m, 1H), 1.82-2.0 (m, 21-1), 1.63-1.79 (m, 1H), 1.48-1.59
(m, 1H).
Example 37A
tert-Butyl 3-[(6-amino-5-cyanopyridin-2-yDaminoThiperidine- 1 -carboxylate
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N
H C
3 CCH3H3
2.15 g (10.7 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-aminopiperidine-1-carboxylate, 1.50 g (9.77
mmol) of 2-amino-
6-chloropyridine-3-carbonitrile (Example 28A) and 1.89 g (14.7 mmol) of
diisopropylethylamine
were suspended in 6 ml of DMSO and heated in a microwave reactor at 130 C for
8 h. The
reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (100 ml) and water (40 ml),
and the organic phase
was separated off and washed with saturated aqueous sodium chloride solution
(50 ml), dried over
magnesium sulfate and concentrated. The residue was chromatographed on silica
gel (mobile
phase: cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 4:1 to 1:1). This gave 2.04 g (60% of theory)
of the product as a
solid.
LCMS (method 6): Rt = 1.69 min. (m/z = 318 (M+H))
Example 38A
2-Amino-6-(piperidin-3-ylamino)pyridine-3-carbonitrile hydrochloride
N
x HCI
2.00 g (6.3 mmol) of tert-butyl 34(6-amino-5-cyanopyridin-2-
yl)amino]piperidine-1 -carboxylate
(Example 37A) were dissolved in 40 ml of a solution of hydrochloric acid in
dioxane (4 M), and
the mixture was stirred at RT for 2 h. After the reaction had gone to
completion the solvent was
concentrated to half of its original volume and 20 ml of diethyl ether were
added. The precipitate
was filtered off and dried. This gave 1.80 g (100% of theory) of the product
as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): R = 0.25 min. (m/z = 218 (M-l-H))
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 9.38 (br m, 1H), 8.97 (br m, 1H), 8.25 (br m, 11-
1), 7.53 (m,
1H), 7.40 (br s, 2H), 6.01 (d, 1H), 4.16 (br m, 1H), 3.34 (br m, 1H), 3.10 (m,
1H), 2.89 (m, 21-1),
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2.00-1.84 (m, 2H), 1.73 (m, 1H), 1.55 (m, 1H).
Example 39A
tert-Butyl 3-(16-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-(trifluoroacetyl)pyridin-2-y1
amino)piperidine- 1 -
carboxylate
y xCH3
CH3
CH3
09 FF
H3C CH3
CH
561 mg (2.8 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-aminopiperidine-1-carboxylate, 700 mg (2.16
mmol) of tert-
butyl [6-chloro-3-(trifluoroacetyppyridin-2-yl]carbamate (Example 32A) and
0.56 ml (3.23 mmol)
of diisopropylethylamine were suspended in 14 ml of DMSO and heated in a
microwave reactor at
90 C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was diluted with ethyl acetate (100 ml)
and washed with
saturated aqueous ammonium chloride solution (three times 40 ml) and then
saturated aqueous
sodium bicarbonate solution (40 ml). The organic phase was dried over
magnesium sulfate and
concentrated. The residue was chromalographed on silica gel (mobile phase:
cyclohexane/ethyl
acetate 5:1 to 1:1). This gave 670 mg (63% of theory) of the product.
LCMS (method 6): Ri = 2.70 min. (m/z = 489 (M+H)')
Example 40A
I 42-Amino-6-(piperidin-3-ylamino)pyridin-3-y11-2,2,2-trifluoroethanone
hydrochloride
,NH2
N
x HC I FF
670 mg (1.37 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-({6-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-5-
(trifluoroacetyppyrid in-2-
yllamino)piperidine-1 -carboxylate (Example 39A) were dissolved in 25 ml of a
solution of
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hydrochloric acid in dioxane (4 M), and the mixture was stirred at RT for 20
h. After the reaction
had gone to completion, the reaction mixture was diluted with diethyl ether
(100 ml) and the
precipitate was filtered off and washed with diethyl ether (100 ml) and dried.
This gave 286 mg
(64% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): Rt = 0.81 min. (m/z = 289 (M+F)+)
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d5): 9.26 (br s, 11-1), 9.07 (br s, 1H), 8.8.34 (br
s, 1H), 7.59 (d, 11-1),
6.22 (br, 2H), 6.03 (d, 1H), 4.25 (br m, 1H), 3.36 (m, 1H), 3.13 (m, I H),
2.93 (m, 2H), 2.00-1.85
(m, 2H), 1.73 (m, 1H), 1.56 (m, 1H).
Example 41A
tert-Butyl 3-[(6-amino-5-n itropyridi n-2-yl)am ino]piperidine-l-carboxylate
0
'1:?
H 3C CH3
CH3
500 mg (2.11 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-aminopiperidine-l-carboxylate, 772 mg (4.22
mmol) of 2-
amino-6-chloro-3-nitropyridine and 1.05 ml (6.34 mmol) of
diisopropylethylamine were suspended
in 18 ml of DMSO and heated in a microwave reactor at 120 C for 45 min. The
reaction mixture
was purified by preparative reverse-phase HPLC. This gave 600 mg (81% of
theory) of the product
as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 1.77 min. (m/z = 338 (M+Fi))
Example 42A
3-Nitro-N6-(piperidin-3-yl)pyridine-2,6-diamine hydrochloride
2
x HCI
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610 mg (1.62 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-[(6-amino-5-nitropyridin-2-
yDamino]piperidine-1-carboxylate
(Example 41A) were dissolved in 40 nil of a solution of hydrochloric acid in
dioxane (4 M), and
the mixture was stirred at RT for 30 min. After the reaction had gone to
completion, the solvent
was removed completely. This gave 662 mg of the crude product.
-- LCMS (method 4): R, = 0.86 min. (m/z -= 238 (M Fi))
Example 43A
Methyl 4-amino-2-(methylsulfony1)-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate
0
O 0
H3C
NI-12
5.12 g(8.32 mmol) of Oxone were dissolved in 170 ml of water and cooled to 5
C. A solution of
-- 1 g (4.90 mmol) of methyl 4-amino-2-(methylsulfany1)-1,3-thiazole-5-
carboxylate in 18 ml of
methanol was then added dropwise, and the solution was stirred at RT for 3 h.
Most of the
methanol was removed, and the remainder was extracted three times with
dichloromethane. The
combined organic phases were dried with sodium sulfate. Following removal of
the solvent and
drying of the residue under high vacuum, the solid obtained (824 mg (43% of
theory)) was used
-- without further purification.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 1.52 min. (m/z = 237 (M+H)').
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): d = 7.36 (s, br, 211), 3.79 (s, 3H), 3.45 (s, 311).
Example 44A
tert-Butyl 3-1[4-am ino-5-(methoxycarbony1)-1,3 -th iazol-2-yliam ino}
piperidine-l-carboxylate
0
o¨CH3
NH2
0
H3C CH3
CH3
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Analogously to the preparation of Example 49A, 335 mg (1.42 mmol) of tert-
butyl 3-
aminopiperidine-1 -carboxylate hydrochloride and 3190 mg (2.84 mmol) of methyl
4-amino-2-
(methylsulfony1)-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate gave 158 mg (29% of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): Rt = 1.06 min. (m/z = 357 (M+11)).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.32 (d, 1H), 6.79 (s, br, 2H), 3.60 (s, 3H),
3.55 (m, 2H), 1.89
(m, 1H), 1.71 (m, 1H), 1.5 (m, 1H), 1.35 (s, 11H).
Example 45A
Methyl 4-amino-2-(piperidin-3-ylamino)-1,3-thiazole-5-carboxylate
dihydrochloride
0
\ 0¨CH3
NH2
2 x HCI
Analogously to the preparation of Example 38A, 150 mg (0.39 mmol) of tert-
butyl 3-1[4-amino-5-
(methoxycarbony1)-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]amino}piperidine-1-carboxylate and 20 ml of
hydrochloric
acid in dioxane (4M) gave 130 mg (99% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): Rt = 0.26 min. (m/z ¨ 257 (M+H)).
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-c16): 6 = 9.04 (s, br, 2H), 8.51 (d, 1H), 3.9 (m, 2H),
3.6 (s, 3H), 3.34 (d,
1H), 3.11 (d, 11-1), 2.75-2.94 (m, 21-1), 1.93-2.04 (m, 1H), 1.8-1.91 (m, 1H),
1.60-1.76 (m, 1H),
1.43-1.57 (m, 1H).
Example 46A
tert-Butyl 3-[(4-amino-5-cyano-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)aminolpiperidine-1-carboxylate
\ 1 CN
1\1,?--
NH
2
0 '0
H,C-CH3
- CH3
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643 mg (3.17 mmol) of 4-amino-2-(methylsulfony1)-1,3-thiazole-5-carbonitrile
(Example 6A) were
dissolved in 16 ml of DMSO, and 500 mg (2.11 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-
aminopiperidine- I -
carboxylate and 3.49 ml (21.12 mmol) of N,N-diisopropylethylamine were added.
The mixture was
heated in a microwave at 120 C for 45 min. The reaction mixture was taken up
in a mixture of
ethyl acetate and water. The organic phase was washed with saturated aqueous
sodium chloride
solution, dried over magnesium sulfate and concentrated on a rotary
evaporator. The crude product
was used without further purification.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 1.0 min. (m/z = 357 (M+H)).
Example 47A
4-Am ino-2-(piperidin-3-ylamino)-1,3-th iazole-5-carbonitri le dihydrochloride
NH
2
x 2 HCI
Analogously to the preparation of Example 38A, 240 mg (0.7 mmol) of tert-butyl
3-[(4-amino-5-
cyano-1,3-thiazol-2-yDamino]piperidine-1-carboxylate (Example 46A) and 25 ml
of hydrochloric
acid in dioxane (4M) gave 265 mg (57% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 9): 12, = 0.74 min. (m/z = 224 (M+H)').
Example 48A
144-Amino-2-(methylsulfony1)-1,3-thiazol-5-yliethanone
00 0
H3C- / CH3
NH2
2.775 g (4.52 mmol) of Oxone were dissolved in 9 ml of water, and 500 mg
(2.66 mmol) of 1-[4-
amino-2-(methylsulfany1)-1,3-thiazol-5-yl]ethanone, dissolved in 9 ml of
methanol, were added
dropwise at 5 C. The mixture was stirred at RT for 3 h, the methanol was
reduced on a rotary
evaporator and the residue was extracted twice with dichloromethane. Removal
of the solvent gave
395 mg (52% of theory) of the product as a solid.
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LCMS (method 3): Rt = 1.17 min. (m/z. = 221 (M+H)+).
Example 49A
tert-Butyl 3-[(5-acety1-4-amino-1,3-thiazo1-2-yl)amino]piperidine-1-
carboxylate
CH3
NH
2
0 .0
H.,C+CH3
- CH3
390 mg (1.77 mmol) of 144-amino-2-(methylsulfony1)-1,3-thiazol-5-yllethanone
(Example 48A)
were dissolved in 5 ml of DMSO, and 209.6 mg (0.89 mmol) of tert-butyl 3-
aminopiperidine-1-
carboxylate and 0.585 ml (3.54 mmol) of N,N-diisopropylethylamine were added.
The mixture was
heated in a microwave at 120 C for 45 min. This gave, after purification by
preparative HPLC, 162
mg (52% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): Rt = 1.87 min. (m/z =341 (M+H)').
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 = 8.56 (d, 1H), 7.70 (s, br, 2H), 3.81 (m, 4H),
3.56 (m, 2H), 2.02
(s, 3H), 1.91 (m, 1H), 1.71 (in, 1H), 1.51 (m, 1H), 1.36 (s, 9H).
Example 50A
144-Amino-2-(piperidin-3-ylamino)-1,3-ihiazol-5-yliethanone dihydrochloride
0
\N/ 11\11---? ICH3
NH
2
x 2 HCI
Analogously to the preparation of Example 38A, 160 rug (0.15 mmol) of tert-
butyl 3-{(5-acety1-4-
amino-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)aminolpiperidine-1-carboxylate (Example 49A) and 20 ml
of hydrochloric
acid in dioxane (4M) gave 40 mg (87% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 9): R, = 0.81 min. (m/z = 241 (M+I-l)').
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1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 9.22 (s, br, 2H), 8.93 (d, 1H), 7.7 (s, br, 1H),
3.96 (m, 1H),
3.35 (d, 1H), 3.12 (d, 111), 2.86 (m, 2H), 2.05 (s, 3H), 1.93-2.05 (m, 1H),
1.8-1.93 (m, 1H), 1.61-
1.78 (m, 1H), 1.45-1.6(m, 1H).
Example 51A
Methyl 2-[(tert-butoxycarbonypamino]-6-chloropyridine-3-carboxylate
0
NH
0 0
CH
/'
H3C
'=-H3
2.0 g (8.7 mmol) of tert-butyl (6-chloropyridin-2-yl)carbamate (Example 24A)
were initially
charged in 50 ml of THF and cooled to -78 C. 13.7 ml (22 mmol) of butyllithium
(1.6 M) were
added dropwise. After the dropwise addition had ended, the reaction was slowly
warmed to -10 C
and kept at -10 C for 2 h. The mixture was then once more cooled to -78 C, and
870 mg (9.2
mmol) of methyl chloroformate were added. The reaction solution was warmed to
RT over a
period of 12 h, and the reaction mixture was then poured into 150 ml of ethyl
acetate and 80 ml of
hydrochloric acid solution (IN) and stirred for 15 min. The organic phase was
separated off,
washed with water and saturated sodium bicarbonate solution, dried over
magnesium sulfate and
concentrated on a rotary evaporator. The reaction mixture was chromatographed
on silica gel
(mobile phase cyclohexane/ethyl acetate 10:1). This gave 1018 mg (33% of
theory) of the product
as an oil.
LCMS (method 8): Rt = 1.25 min. (m/z ¨ 187 (M+H-Boc))
Example 52A
Methyl 2- [(tert-butoxycarbonyl)am i no]-6-( {24Rtert-butoxycarbony parn
inojethyl } am ino)pyrid i ne-
3-carboxylate
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0
H C CH CH
3 3H ICY 3
H3C 0 N N
NH
0
0 0
CH
H3CXCH33
Analogously to the preparation of Example 33A, 650 mg (2.3 mmol) of methyl 2-
[(tert-
butoxycarbonyl)amino]-6-chloropyridine-3-carboxylate (Example 51A) and 363 mg
(2.3 mmol) of
N-Boc-ethylenediamine gave 500 mg (50% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): Rt = 1.32 min. (m/z = 411 (M+F))=
Example 53A
Methyl 2-amino-6-[(2-aminoethypamino]pyridine-3-carboxylate dihydrochloride
0
(yCH3
2 x HCI
N
NH
2
Analogously to the preparation of Example 38A, 496 mg (1.2 mmol) of methyl 2-
[(tert-
butoxycarbonyl)amino]-64 {2-Rtert-butoxycarbony1)am inojethyl I am i no)pyrid
ine-3-carboxylate
(Example 52A) gave 363 mg (82% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 9): Rt = 0.75 min. (m/z = 212 (M+H-2HC1)').
Example 54A
6-[(2- {{6-(2,4-Dichloropheny1)-2-formylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4-
yliaminolethypamino]pyridine-
3-carbon itrile
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C
HN N
/LN
CI
N,-N V 10
CI
1.2 g (2.64 mmol) of 6-[(2-{[6-(2,4-clichloropheny1)-2-
(hydroxymethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4-
Aaminolethypamino]pyridine-3-carbonitrile (Example 42) were suspended in 80 ml
of
dichloromethane (shaken with water beforehand). 80 ml of 1,2-dimethoxyethane
and 40 ml of
DMF were then added, and the mixture was cooled to 0 C. 2.46 g (5.81 mmol) of
Dess-Martin
periodinane were added, ice-bath cooling was removed and the mixture was
stirred at RT for 2 h.
Ethyl acetate was added, and the mixture was washed first with a 10% strength
sodium thiosulfate
solution and then with saturated aqueous sodium bicarbonate solution. Drying
of the organic phase
with sodium sulfate and removal of the solvent under reduced pressure gave 1.2
g (94% of theory)
of the product as a solid which was reacted without further purification.
LCMS (method 9): R, = 2.50 min. (m/z = 452 (M-FH)').
H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 10.1 (s, 1H), 8.38 (d, 1H), 8.33 (s, 1H), 8.30
(t, I H), 7.77 (m,
1H), 7.75 (d, 1H), 7.67 (d, 1H), 7.59 (d, 1H), 7.55 (s, 1H), 7.53 (dd, 1H),
6.52 (d, 1H), 3.55-3.7 (m,
4H).
Example 55A
6-(2,4-Dichloropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxyl ic
acid
0
0
CI
HO N
Cl
500 mg (1.42 mmol) of ethyl 6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-
dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a}pyrazine-2-
carboxylate (Example 11 A) were suspended in 60 ml of 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1M
aqueous sodium
hydroxide (5.7 ml, 5.7 mmol) was added and the mixture was stirred at RT for 3
h. The reaction
mixture was poured into water and acidified to pH 2 using 2M aqueous
hydrochloric acid. The
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precipitate was filtered off and washed with water. Drying gave 430 mg (93% of
theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): Rt = 1.31 min. (m/z = 324 (M+H)).
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 13.29 (br, 1H), 11.80 (s, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H),
7.84 (d, 1H), 7.66
(d, 1H), 7.59 (dd, 1H), 7.48 (s, 1H).
Example 56A
6-(2,4-Dichloropheny1)-4-oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazolo11,5-alpyrazine-2-carboxamide
0
/1)NH Cl
H2N/ N
N'
CI
360 mg (1.11 mmol) of 6-(2,4-dichlorophenyI)-4-oxo-4,5-d
ihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-
carboxylic acid (Example 55A) were initially charged in dichloromethane (30
ml) and DMF (10
ml), and 320 mg (1.67 mmol) of EDC, 225 mg (1.67 mg) HOBt and 407 mg (3.33
mmol) of
DMAP were added, followed by 0.5M ammonia in dioxane (2.44 ml, 1.22 mmol). The
reaction
mixture was stirred at RT for 20 h, the solvent was concentrated, the residue
was poured into water
(25 ml) and the precipitate was filtered off and washed with water and
acetonitrile and dried.
Drying gave 260 mg (72% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 1.69 min. (m/z = 323 (M+H)F).
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.77 (br, I H), 7.86 (s, I H), 7.84 (m, 2H),
7.65 (d, 1H), 7.59
(m, 2H), 7.47 (s, I H).
Example 57A
4-Ch I oro-6-(2 ,4-d ich loroph enyl)pyrazol o[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carbonitri 1 e
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CI
N= ___________________________
,....-N V Is
CI
Analogously to the preparation of Example 16A, 260 mg (0.81 mmol) of 6-(2,4-
dichloropheny1)-4-
oxo-4,5-dihydropyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxamide (Example 56A) gave, by
reaction with
phosphoryl chloride, 230 mg (77% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.86 min. (m/2 = 323 (M+H)+).
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Working Examples
Example 1
64(2- { [6-(2,4-Dichlorophenypimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-
yl]aminolethyl)aminolnicotinonitrile
1\1
N
N CI N
-
1101 CI
108 mg (0.3625 mmol) of the 8-chloro-6-(2,4-dichlorophenypimidazo[1,2-
a]pyrazine (Example
5A) were initially charged in 3 ml of DMSO, and 150 mg (0.543 mmol) of 6-[(2-
aminoethyBaminolnicotinonitrile (Example 2A) and 0.63 ml (3.62 mmol) of N,N-
diisopropylethylamine were added. The mixture was heated at 120 C for 12 h.
Purification by
chromatography on silica gel 60 (mobile phase: dichloromethane/methanol 100:1)
gave 12 mg (7%
of theory) of the product.
LCMS (method 6): R, 1.97 min. (m/z = 424 (M+0)
'El-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.35 (d, 1H), 8.09 (s, 1H), 7.94 (s, 1H), 7.74
(s, br, 1H), 7.70
(d, 2H), 7.63 (d, 1H), 7.56 (d, 2H), 7.49 (dd, 1H), 6.53 (s, br, 1H), 3.66 (t,
2H), 3.58 (t, br, 2H).
Example 2
4-Am ino-24(2- { [6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl )imidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yflaminol
ethyflam ino]-1,3-
th iazole-5-carbonitri le trifluoroacetate
I
HN
N CI 0
1\1.=
. F>H
OH
CI
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Under argon, 80 mg (0.2 mmol) of 4-amino-2-(12-[(6-bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-
8-
yl)amino]ethyl}amino)-1,3-thiazole-5-carbonitrile (Example 9A) were initially
charged in 4.5 ml
of dioxane and 1.3 ml of saturated sodium carbonate solution, and 48 mg (0.25
mmol) of 2,4-
dichlorobenzeneboronic acid and 22 mg (0.02 mmol) of
tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0)
were added. The mixture was heated in a microwave at 160 C for 1 h. The
reaction mixture was
concentrated on a rotary evaporator. This gave, after purification by
preparative HPLC, 35 mg
(33% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LC MS (method 8): R1= 1.16 min. (m/z = 444 (M+H)+)
H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.48 (t, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.99 (s, 1H), 7.9 (s,
broad, 111), 7.72
(d, 1H), 7.65 (d, 11-1), 7.62 (s, 11-1), 7.51 (dd, I H), 3.67 (q, 2H), 3.49
(q, 2H).
Example 3
Ethyl 4-(12-[(5-cyanopyridin-2-yl)amino]ethyl amino)-6-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl )pyrazolo[1,5-a]-
pyrazine-2-carboxylate
NH
0
N CI
H3C
Cl
1 g (5 mmol) of ethyl 4-chloro-6-(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-
carboxylate
(Example 12A) was initially charged in 15 ml of dry DMSO, and 1.55 g (4.22
mmol) of 64(2-
aminoethyl)aminolnicotinonitrile dihydrochloride (Example 2A) and 5.8 ml (33.5
mmol) of N,N-
diisopropylethylamine were added and the mixture was heated in a microwave at
150 C for 30
min. Ethyl acetate and 10% strength citric acid were added, and the reaction
mixture was
extracted. The organic phase was washed with sodium chloride solution and
dried over magnesium
sulfate. This gave, after concentration, 1.4 g (70% of theory) of the product
as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 2.31 min. (m/z = 496 (M+H)+)
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'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.38 (d, 1H), 8.3 (s, 1H), 8.15 (t, IH), 7.73
(d, 1H), 7.66 (d,
2H), 7.59 (dd, 1H), 7.57 (s, 1H), 7.52 (dd, 1H), 6.52 (d, 1H), 4.35 (t, 2H),
3.7-3.55 (m, 4H), 1.34
(s, 3H).
Example 4
4-( {2-[(5-Cyanopyridin-2-ypamino]ethyl I am ino)-6-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-
2-carboxylic acid hydrochloride
HNN
x HCI
NH
Cl
HO
CI
80 mg (0.16 mmol) of ester (Example 3) were dissolved in 5 ml of 1,2-
dimethoxyethane, and 2.5
ml of water and 0.43 ml (0.4 mmol) of IN sodium hydroxide solution were added.
The solution
was stirred at RT for 2 h. 20 ml of dilute hydrochloric acid (pH 3) were
initially charged, and the
reaction solution was slowly added dropwise. The mixture was stirred for
another 30 min, and the
product was filtered off and washed with diethyl ether. This gave, after
drying under high vacuum,
70 mg (84% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.59 min. (m/z = 468 (M+H)')
11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.38 (d, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H), 8.17 (t, 1H), 7.77
(s, broad, 1H),
7.73 (d, 1H), 7.66 (d, 1H), 7.59 (d, 1H), 7.52 (dd, 1H), 7.51 (s, 1H), 6.53
(d, I H), 3.7-3.56 (m, 4H).
General description for amide coupling experiments:
0.16 mmol of acid (Example 4) is initially charged in 2 ml of DMF, and 0.17
mmol of HATU, 0.48
mmol of N,N-diisopropylethylamine and 0.21 mmol of amine are added in
succession. The mixture
is stirred at RT for 12 h. Purification by preparative HPLC gives 60%-95% of
theory of the
product as a solid.
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The compounds below were prepared according to the general description for
amide coupling
experiments.
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Ex. Structure Characterization
LC/MS (method 8): Rt
0.89 min, (m/z = 593
HN
(M-I-H))
1H-NMR (400MHz,
NH
DMSO-d6): 6= 10.81 (s,
0
N Cl 1H), 8.38 (d, 1H), 8.28 (s,
7' õI
1H), 8.22 (s, 1H), 7.91 (s,
H3C¨N N 1H), 7.74 (d, 1H), 7.66
(d,
CI
1H), 7.61 (d, 1H), 7.53
(dd,1H), 7.45 (s, 1H), 6.56
(d, 1H), 4.89 (d, I H), 4.61
(d, 1H), 3.65 (m, 6H), 3.48
(q, 3H), 3.27 (t, 1H), 3.12
(m, 4H), 2.79 ( d, 3H).
6 CN LC/MS (method 6): R,
1.60 min, (m/z 551
HNN (M+H)+)
r- 1H-NMR (400MHz,
NH
DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.38 (d,
0
Cl 1H), 8.28 (s, 1H), 8.22 (s,
\NN.7 4/0 1H), 7.91 (s, 1H), 7.74
(d,
1H), 7.66 (d, 1H), 7.61 (d,
N- CI 1H), 7.53 (dd, 1H), 7.45
(s,
H3C 1H), 6.56 (d, 1H),3.67 (m,
8H), 3.38 (s, broad, 41-1),
2.38 (s, 3H).
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Ex. Structure Characterization
7 LC/MS (method 8): Rt =
1.28 min, (m/z = 537
(M+H)1)
'H-NMR (400MHz,
NH
DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.39 (d,
<fLN
0
CI
1H), 8.25 (s, broad, 1H),
8.23 (s, 1H), 7.73 (d, 1H),
7.66 (d, 2H), 7.63 (dd, 1H),
0 CI
7.52 (d, 1H), 7.41 (s, 1H),
6.6 ( d, 1H), 3.73 (m, broad,
8H), 3.63 (s, broad, 4H).
8 CN LC/MS (method 8): R, =
0.98 min, (m/z = 538
HNN (M F)+)
'H-NMR (400MHz,
NH
0
DMSO-d6): 6 = 10.09 (s,
(-----f)N CI 1 H), 8.8 (t, 1H), 8.39
(d,
HN
,N 2H), 8.19 (s, I H), 7.75
(d,
H3C
1H), 7.7 (d, I H), 7.63 (dd,
CI 1 H), 7.54 (m, 21-1), 6.62
(d,
H3C
1H), 3.73-3.58 (m, 6H),
3.27 (q, 2H), 2.8 (d, 6H).
Example 9
6-(12-[(5,7-Dimethy1-2-phenylimidazo[5,14][1,2,4]triazin-4-yDamino]ethyl I am
i no)n icotinon itri le
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N N
HN/
CN
H3C
N,
H3C
183 mg (0.71 mmol) of the 4-chloro-5,7-dimethy1-2-
phenylimidazo[5,141[1,2,4]triazine (Example
16A) were initially charged in 4 ml of DMSO, and 200 mg (0.85 mmol) of 6-[(2-
aminoethyl)-
amino]nicotinonitrile (Example 2A) and 1.23 ml (7 mmol) of N,N-
diisopropylethylamine were
added and the mixture was heated at 150 C for 12 h. Purification by
chromatography on silica gel
(mobile phase: dichloromethane/methanol 100:1) gave 10 mg (4% of theory) of
the product.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 1.40 min. (m/z = 385 (M+H)F)
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 = 8.43 (s, 1H), 8.12 (d, 1H), 7.99 (d, I H), 7.82
(t, IH), 7.59 (t,
2H), 7.55 (q, 1H), 7.46 (m, 2H), 6.50 (d, 1H), 3.86 (q, 2H), 3.67 (s, broad,
2H), 2.5 (s, 6H).
Example 10
4-Amino-2-f [2-({ 6[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl] im idazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-8-yll am
ino)ethyliam ino} -
1,3-th iazole-5-carbonitrile trifluoroacetate
N
H
HN
0
OH
Under argon, 80 mg (0.192 mmol) of 4-amino-2-02-[(6-bromoimidazo[1,2-a]pyrazin-
8-y1)aminol-
ethyl} amino)-1,3-thiazole-5-carbonitrile (Example 9A) were initially charged
in 4.5 ml of dioxane
and 1.3 ml of saturated sodium carbonate solution, and 47 mg (0.25 mmol) of 4-
(trifluoromethyp-
phenyllboronic acid and 22 mg (0.019 mmol) of
tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) were
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added. The mixture was heated at 120 C for 15 h. The reaction mixture was
concentrated on a
rotary evaporator. This gave, after purification by preparative HPLC, 5 mg (5%
of theory) of the
product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 1.16 min. (m/z = 445 (M+H)+)
11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.59 (s, IH), 8.53 (t, 1H), 8.13 (d, 2H), 7.93
(s, 1H), 7.86 (t,
1H), 7.79 (d, 2H), 7.58 (s, 1H), 6.74 (s, broad, 2H), 3.80 (q, 2H), 3.54 (q,
2H).
Example 11
Ethyl 4-( {2-[(4-amino-5-cyano-1,3-thiazol-2-yDaminoiethyl I am i no)-6-
(2,4-dich lorophenyI)-
pyrazolo [1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate
TIN
HN N
/
,rO
NH2
0
CI
(\N
--N
H3C
1001
Cl
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 300 mg (0.769 mmol) of
ethyl 4-chloro-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 12A) gave,
by reaction with
239 mg (0.92 mmol) of 4-amino-2{(2-aminoethyDamino]-1,3-thiazole-5-
carbonitrile
dihydrochloride (Example 8A) and purification by preparative HPLC, 110 mg (26%
of theory) of
the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.58 min. (m/z = 517 (M+H)+)
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.49 (t, 1H), 8.32 (s, I H), 8.17 (t, 1H), 7.74
(d, 1H), 7.66 (d,
111), 7.58 (s, 1H), 7.53 (dd, I H), 6.70 (s, br, 2H), 4.35 (q, 2H), 3.66 (dd,
2H), 3.52 (dd, 2H), 1.34
(t, 3H).
Example 12
Ethyl 4-{34(4-amino-5-cyano-1,3-thiazol-2-yl)am ino]piperid in-l-y11-6-(2,4-
dichloropheny1)-
py razolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate
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N
0
Cl H2
\CLN
N
H3C
Cl
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 52.1 mg (0.133 mmol) of
ethyl 4-chloro-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 12A) gave,
by reaction with
132 mg (0.2 mmol) of 4-amino-2-(piperidin-3-ylamino)-1,3-thiazole-5-
carbonitrile dihydrochloride
(Example 47A) and purification by preparative HPLC, 52 mg (70% of theory) of
the product as a
solid.
LCMS (method 8): R, = 1.47 min. (m/2 = 557 (M+H)+)
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 -= 8.8 (s, 2H), 7.74 (d, 1H), 7.72 (d, 1H), 7.6
(s, 1H), 7.54 (dd,
1H), 6.72 (s, 2H), 4.3-4.44 (m, 3H), 4.08 (d, 1H), 3.86 (s, br, 1H), 3.4-3.5
(m, 2H), 2.04 (m, 1H),
1.90 (m, 1H), 1.65 (t, 2H), 1.35 (t, 3H).
Example 13
Ethyl 4- 3 -[(6-am ino-5-n itropyrid in-2-yDamino] pi peridi n- 1-yl -6-(2,4-
dich loroph eny I )pyrazo lo-
pyrazine-2-carboxylate trifluoroacetate
\N/
o
0
CI
OH
FF
H3C
CI
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 70 mg (0.179 mmol) of
ethyl 4-chloro-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 12A) gave,
by reaction with
83 mg (0.27 mmol) of 3-nitro-N6-(piperidin-3-yl)pyridine-2,6-diamine
dihydrochloride (Example
42A) and purification by preparative HPLC, 83 mg (67% of theory) of the
product as a solid.
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LCMS (method 6): Rt -= 2.56 min. (m/z = 571 (M F))
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): ö = 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, br, 111), 7.95 (d, 1H),
7.90 (d, 1H), 7.72
(m, 3H), 7.51 (dd, 1H), 7.39 (s, 1H), 5.92 (d, 1H), 4.32 (q, 2H), 4.19 (d,
1H), 3.98 (m, 1H), 3.64
(m, 2H), 2.0 (m, 2H), 1.69 (m, 2H), 1.30 (t, 3H).
Example 14
Ethyl 4-13-[(6-amino-5-nitropyridin-2-yl)aminolpiperidin- 1 -y1) -6-(2,4-
dichlorophenyppyrazolo-
[1,5-alpyrazine-2-carboxylate trifluoroacetate
H N NH2
N z
HN 0
0
µ" Cl
H3C
Cl
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 70 mg (0.179 mmol) of
ethyl 4-chloro-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 12A) gave,
by reaction with
83 mg (0.27 mmol) of 1-{2-amino-6-[(2-aminoethyl)aminolpyridin-3-y11-2,2,2-
trifluoroethanone
hydrochloride (Example 34A) and purification by preparative HPLC (mobile
phase:
acetonitrile/water gradient with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid), 83 mg (67% of
theory) of the product as
a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 2.56 min. (m/z = 571 (M+H)+)
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 3= 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, br, 1H), 7.95 (d, 1H),
7.90 (d, 1H), 7.72
(m, 3H), 7.51 (dd, 1H), 7.39 (s, 1H), 5.92 (d, 1H), 4.32 (q, 2H), 4.19 (d,
1H), 3.98 (m, 1H), 3.64
(m, 2H), 2.0 (in, 2H), 1.69 (in, 21-1), 1.30 (t, 3H).
Example 15
Ethyl 4-(3-1[4-amino-5-(methoxycarbony1)-1,3-thiazol-2-yllaminol piperid in-
I -y1)-6-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate
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0
/ O¨CH3
ClH2
o
1`
µN
N--N
H3C
Cl
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 63 mg (0.162 mmol) of
ethyl 4-chloro-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 12A) gave,
by reaction with
89.9 mg (0.243 mmol) of methyl 4-amino-2-(piperidin-3-ylamino)-1,3-thiazole-5-
carboxylate
dihydrochloride (Example 45A) and purification by preparative HPLC, 68 mg (69%
of theory) of
the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R = 2.58 min. (m/z = 590 (M-41))
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.50 (s, 1H), 8.47 (d, 1H), 7.72 (d, 21-1), 7.65
(s, 1H), 7.52 (dd,
1H), 6.81 (s, br, 2H), 4.37 (m, 3H), 4.13 (dt, 1H), 3.87 (m, 11-1), 3.61 (s,
3H), 2.06 (m, 1H), 1.92
(in, 1H), 1.65 (m, 2H), 1.34 (t, 3H).
Example 16
Ethyl 4- {34(6-amino-5-nitropyridin-2-yl)aminolpiperidin-l-y11-6-(2,4-
dichlorophenyppyrazolo-
[ I ,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate trifluoroacetate
N N NH
2
HN/ 0
0
H3C
Cl
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 70 mg (0.179 mmol) of
ethyl 4-chloro-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-alpyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 12A) gave,
by reaction with
83 mg (0.27 mmol) of methyl 2-amino-6-[(2-aminoethyl)amino]pyridine-3-
carboxylate
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dihydrochloride (Example 53A) and purification by preparative HPLC (mobile
phase:
acetonitrile/water gradient with 0.1% trifluoroacetic acid), 83 mg (67% of
theory) of the product as
a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 2.56 min. (m/z = 571 (M+H) )
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.48 (s, 1H), 8.14 (s, br, 1H), 7.95 (d, 1H),
7.90 (d, 1H), 7.72
(m, 3H), 7.51 (dd, 1H), 7.39 (s, 1H), 5.92 (d, 1H), 4.32 (q, 2H), 4.19 (d,
1H), 3.98 (m, 1H), 3.64
(m, 2H), 2.0 (m, 2H), 1.69 (m, 2H), 1.30 (t, 3H).
Example 17
Ethyl 4-13-[(5-acetyl-4-amino-1,3-th iazol-2-yDamino]piperidin-1-y11-6-
(2,4-dich lorophenyI)-
pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate trifluoroacetate
N S 0
T--eCH3
NH2 0
0
N CI
OH
H3C
Cl
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 61 mg (0.155 mmol) of
ethyl 4-chloro-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 12A) gave,
by reaction with
73 mg (0.233 mmol) of 144-amino-2-(piperidin-3-ylamino)-1,3-thiazol-5-
yl]ethanone
dihydrochloride (Example 50A) arid purification by preparative HPLC (mobile
phase:
acetonitrile/water gradient with 0.1% irifluoroacetic acid) , 63 mg (59% of
theory) of the product
as a solid.
LCMS (method 6): R, = 2.40 min. (m/z = 574 (M+H) )
'1-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 = 8.65 (d, IN), 8.51 (s, 1H), 7.74 (d, 1H), 7.71
(d, 11-1), 7.64 (s,
1H), 7.52 (dd, 1H), 4.31-4.43 (m, 3H). 4.13 (d, 2H), 3.85 (s, hr, 1H), 3.44
(m, 2H), 2.06 (m, IN),
1.98 (s, 3H), 1.92 (m, 1H), 1.6-1.72 (m, 2H), 1.34 (t, 3H).
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 4, the esters in question
were converted by
hydrolysis with lithium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide solution in the
corresponding acids.
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Ex. Structure Characterization
18 H LC/MS (method 8): R, = 1.11 min,
S
I:7=N
HN (m/z= 489 (M+H)+)
N
(
0 Cl CI NH2
\
HO
I
19 H LC/MS (method 6): R, = 2.10 min,
NyS --N (MiZ _ - 529 (M+H) )
N
NH
2
--
HO N
Cl
20 LC/MS (method 6): R, = 1.98 min,
(m/z = 468 (M+H))
HN/
1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-do): 6 =
8.79 (s, 1H), 8.45 (s, 1H), 8.24 (d,
HO
_¨N 2H), 8.18 (t, 1H), 7.84 (br, 1H), 7.79
N \71\i=-=,
, (d, 2H), 7.63 (d, 1H), 7.51
(s, 1H),
6.53 (m, I H), 3.79 (m, 2H), 3.66 (m,
2H).
The amides below were prepared analogously to the general description for
amide coupling
experiments (cf. Example 5) from the corresponding carboxylic acids.
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Ex. Structure Characterization
21 H LC/MS
(method 3): Rt = 2.69
HN N min, (m/z = 602 (M+F1))
N
NH2
0
C----r-'LN Cl
NN` la0
0 CI
H3C CH3
22N LC/MS
(method 6): Rt = 1.38
min, (m/z = 592 (M-FH)+)
'
H3C CH3 HN 1\1
H3C
NH
N\ Vj.'"N CI
N
// \ N "
0
CI
23CN L /MS
(method 3): Rt = 2.95
min, (m/z = 581 (M+H)+)
H3C CH HNI/
H3C¨(O
01
rj
NH
HN
N Cl
*0
CI
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Ex. Structure Characterization
24 H LC/MS (method 6): R, = 1.74
/ 11---N min, (m/z = 546 (M+I-1)+)
N
HN/
O NH2
CI
= N
H
0
OH CI
25 N LC/MS (method 3): Rt = 2.43
min, (m/z = 525 (M+H)+)
HNHO o
NH
HN
CI
,N
O N Sc'
26CN L /MS (method 8): Rt = 1.22
min, (m/z = 539 (M+H)+)
F HNN
Fy.,
OH
NH
0
N
HO
,N
N CI N
H3C
CI
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Ex. Structure Characterization
27 LC/MS (method 6): ft, = 2.17
*N. min, (m/z = 567 (M+H)')
0
HNX-N--N
FyL,
OH r)
F
F
NH
0 0
HO _________________ c :71,1 ii;ii,
H3c H
,H3
28 H LC/MS (method 9): Rt = 2.20
N S
FINI
c N __?_---"N min, (m/z - 558 (M+H)+)
,-) N
NH2
0 0
CI
OH
T-N N 7..\= F
1 F
0 'CI
29 0 H -LC/MS (method 3): ft, = 1.57
N S
.---
min, (m/z = 559 (M+FIY)
OH
N /
F
HN/
F
0 NH2
CI" - N CI
le
HC \ i ___________ N
H
N
/
H3C CI
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Ex. Structure Characterization
30 N
LC/MS (method 3): 12, = 1.63
min, (m/z = 580 (M+H)F)
HN/\e
H¨Cl
NH
0\\ N Cl
,-N *\N_/¨N
Cl
31 0H LC/MS
(method 6): 12, = 1.24
S
F OH min, (m/z = 614 (M+H)+)
HN N
NH2
CI
/
H3C-N 7-1-1
N N
CI
32 N LC/MS
(method 8): 12, = 1.22
min, (m/z = 467 (M+H)')
HNN
H¨Cl
NH
0\\ N Cl
H2N \
CI
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Ex. Structure Characterization
33 LC/MS (method 3): R, = 1.57
N S
FI3S min, (m/z = 571 (M+H)+)
HN/
NH2
/N CI
0
i\
N'N
0
CI F>r OH
Example 34
I -{2-Amino-6-[(2-{ [6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-(morphol in-4-ylmethy
Opyrazolo[1,5-alpyrazin-4-
ydamino ethyDaminolpyridin-3-y1 -2,2,2-trifluoroethanone trifluoroacetate
HN/ N
N Cl
\NN. OH
CI
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 1, 60 mg (0.151 mmol) of 4-
chloro-6-(2,4-
dichloropheny1)-2-(morpholin-4-ylmethyppyrazolo[1,5-alpyrazine (Example 22A)
gave, by
reaction with 53 mg (0.181 mmol) of 1-{2-amino-64(2-aminoethyl)amino]pyridin-3-
y11-2,2,2-
trifluoroethanone hydrochloride (Example 34A) and purification by preparative
HPLC, 62 mg
(57% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 1.84 min. (m/z = 609 (M+H)+)
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 10.41 (s, br, 1H), 8.54 (s, 1H), 8.26 (s, 1H),
8.10 (s, 2H), 7.73
(d, 1H), 7.68 (d, 1H), 7.54 (s, br, 1H), 7.48 (dd, 1H), 7.14 (s, 1H), 5.91 (d,
1H), 4.59 (s, 2H), 3.96
(m, 2H), 3.51-3.75 (m, 6H), 3.39 (m, 2H), 3.19 (m, 2H).
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Analogously to the procedure described for the preparation of Example 1, the
products below were
synthesized from the corresponding chlorides by reaction with the appropriate
amines.
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Ex. Structure Characterization
35 H LC/MS (method 3): R, = 1.56 min,
N S
H3C
(m/z= 557 (M+H)')
HN
NH2
K ____________ I/
\ __________ ----CN CI
N
SC'
36 H LC/MS (method 3): R, = 1.74 min,
.-NNNNH2
0 ________ \ I (rIVZ = 578 (M+H)+)
\N/
N
K ________ I/
\ _Cs¨Y. ..---N CI
\
N--N \')../-.. H¨CI
'CI
37 H LC/MS (method 8): R, = 0.98 min,
1-1,C \N __ \ (m/z = 571 (M+H))
:0
HN Nkrtµii+
N NH2 0
ri OH
\ ---C-zz-H-
I F
.....---",. ---,...
CI CI
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38 H LC/MS (method 6): R, = 1.73 min,
1\1N,,...,.,NH2 F
(m/z = 649 (M+H)')
\N/
F
0
N\ ------ N Cl
\
H¨Cl
1
'CI
39 H LC/MS (method 3): R, = 1.84 min,
\l,
0¨\K 1 (m/z = 563 (M+H)F) I \N
''..N
¨\ ----- N Cl
\
N--N`j 100 H¨Cl
Cl
40 H LC/MS (method 3): R, = 1.59 min,
/ y i
(miz = 538 (M+H)E)
::)-- 1\1
HN
-N
N\ N
___________ \ .(_-_-____(......N 0
______________ \
;_ILOH
I
CI'CI F
Example 41
4-Amino-2-[(2-116-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-
4-yl]aminol-
ethyl)am ino1-1,3-th iazole-5-carbon itri le
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HN/
NH2
CI
HO/ N
CI
100 mg (0.184 mmol) of ethyl 4-({2-[(4-amino-5-cyano-1,3-thiazol-2-
yDamino]ethyllamino)-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyppyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 11) were
dissolved in 10 ml
of THF, and 0.276 ml (0.276 mmol) of a solution of lithium aluminum hydride (1
mo1/1) in THF
was added dropwise at RT. The mixture was stirred for 2 h, and after complete
conversion first
methanol was added, and then the pH was adjusted to pH=5 using dilute
hydrochloric acid. The
mixture was extracted repeatedly with ethyl acetate. Removal of the solvent
and purification by
preparative HPLC gave 61 mg (64% of theory) of the product as a solid.
LCMS (method 8): R1= 1.10 min. (m/z = 475 (M+H)+)
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 = 8.50 (t, 1H), 8.15 (s, 1H), 7.91 (t, 1H), 7.70
(d, 1H), 7.68 (d,
1H), 7.51 (dd, 1H), 6.95 (s, 2H), 6.69 (s, br, 2H), 4.62 (s, 2H), 3.64 (dd,
2H), 3.51 (m, 2H).
Example 42
4-Am i no-2-[(2- { [6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-(hydroxymethyl)pyrazolo[1,5-
a]pyrazin-4-yllam ino -
ethy Dam i no1-1,3-th iazole-5-carbonitri le
CN
HNN
NH
HO
N Cl
N'N fei
Cl
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yl)amino}ethyllamino)-6-
(2,4-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carboxylate (Example 3) were
dissolved in 10 ml
of THF, and 0.276 ml (0.276 mmol) of a solution of lithium aluminum hydride (1
mo1/1) in THE
was added dropwise at RT. The mixture was stirred for 2 h, and after complete
conversion first
methanol was added, and then the pH was adjusted to pH=5 using dilute
hydrochloric acid. The
mixture was extracted repeatedly with ethyl acetate. Removal of the solvent
and purification by
preparative HPLC gave 61 mg (64% or theory) of the product as a solid.
I,CMS (method 8): R, = 1.10 min. (m/z = 475 (WH))
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.50 (t, 1H), 8.15 (s, 114), 7.91 (t, 1H), 7.70
(d, 1H), 7.68 (d,
1H), 7.51 (dd, 1H), 6.95 (s, 2H), 6.69 (s, br, 2H), 4.62 (s, 2H), 3.64 (dd,
2H), 3.51 (m, 2H).
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 2, the products below were
obtained from 6-
( {24(6-bromoimidazo[1,2-alpyrazin-8-yl)aminolethyl amino)pyridine-3-
carbonitri le (Example
23A) by palladium-catalyzed reaction with the corresponding boronic acids.
Ex. Structure Characterization
43 LC/MS (method 8): R, = 1.32
min,
, (m/z = 398 (M+H)+)
HN./
N
N
CH
3
CH3
44 H LC/MS (method 10): R., = 2.02
min,
N N
(m/z = 392 (M+H)+)
HNNN
N
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45 H LC/MS (method 11): Rt = 2.04 min,
,N
HN
(m/z = 392 (M+H)')
46 H LC/MS (method 10): R, = 1.43 min,
N
(m/z = 399 (M+H)+)
HNNLN
0
47 H LC/MS (method 11): Rt = 2.16 min,
N N
I , (m/z = 440 (M+H)F)
HN/
N
F
0 XF
48 H LC/MS (method 11): R = 1.66 min,
N N
I , (m/z = 384 (M+H)F)
HN/
N
NN
I
H3C CH3
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49 H LC/MS (method 11): R, = 1.92 min,
N N
(m/z = 374 (M-FH)')
HN
N
N
FJ
50 H __________________ LC/MS (method 10): R, = 2.11 min,
N N
I , (m/z = 410 (M+H)')
HN
NN
F2F
51 H LC/MS (method 11): R, = 2.08 min,
N N
(m/z = 390 (M+H)')
NANI
N
CI
LI
52 H __________________ LC/MS (method 10): R, = 1.82 min,
,N, -N,
(m/z = 362 (M+H)+)
HN/
N
C1--INCL;c\
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Example 53
6-[(2-{[6-(2,4-Dichloropheny1)-2-(morpholin-4-ylmethy1)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-
4-
yljaminolethypaminoThicotinonitrile hydrochloride
N N
0 ______________________ \
HN/
N
Cl
¨N
H¨Cl
Cl
30 mg (0.066 mmol) of 6-[(2- f[6-(2,4-dichloropheny1)-2-formylpyrazolo[1,5-
a]pyrazin-4-
yllaminolethyl)amino]pyridine-3-carbonitrile (Example 54A) were dissolved in 1
ml of methanol,
and 11.6 mg (0.133 mmol) of morpholine, 4A molecular sieve and 11.9 mg (0.199
mmol) of acetic
acid were added. Finally, 8.3 mg (0.133 mmol) of sodium cyanoborohydride were
added and the
mixture was stirred at RT for 1 h. The crude mixture was acidified with 2N
hydrochloric acid and
purified by preparative HPLC. Lyophilization gave 25 mg (58% of theory) of the
product as a
solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 1.74 min. (m/z = 523 (M+H)i).
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 11.0 (br, 1H), 8.39 (d, I H), 8.27 (m, 1H), 8.23
(s, 1H), 7.87
(br, 1H), 7.74 (d, 1H), 7.67 (d, 1H), 7.61 (m, 1H), 7.54 (dd, 111), 7.23 (s,
1H), 6.57 (m, 1H), 4.57
(s, 2H), 3.95 (m, 4H), 3.62 (m, 4H), 3.49 (m, 2H), 3.18 (m, 2H).
Analogously to the procedure described for the preparation of Example 53, the
products below
were obtained by reductive am ination starting with 6-[(2-{[6-(2,4-
dichloropheny1)-2-
formylpyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazin-4-yl]aminolethypamino]pyridine-3-carbonitrile
(Example 54A) or
the corresponding amines.
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54 H N LCMS (method 9): R, =
1.72 min.
N
H3C V \/ ===,.
\
I (m/z = 536 (M+H)').
\l¨
HN/ ,.,,.N.N 11-I-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-
d6): 6 =
N\ ------ N Cl 8.40 (d, 1H), 8.23 (s,
1H), 8.18 (m,
\
I H), 7.86 (br, 1H), 7.74 (d, 1H), 7.66
(d, 1H), 7.61 (m, 1H), 7.52 (dd, 1H),
Cl 7.13 (m, 1H), 6.50 (m,
111), 3.50 (m,
2H), 3.20 (m, 2H), 2.81 (s, 3H).
Other signals overlap with the signal
for water.
55 H
N LCMS (method 9): R, =
1.50 min.
,
H3C 5 \
I (m/z = 524 (M+H)).
N¨CH3 ==
K_H HN
N 1H-NIVIR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 =
Cl 10.74 (br, 1H), 9.83 (br, 1H), 8.42 (d,
\
lel CI 1H), 8.29 (m, 1H), 8.23
(s, 1H), 7.94
(br, 1H), 7.75 (d, 1H), 7.69 (d, 1H),
7.54 (dd, 1H), 7.20 (s, 1H), 6.56 (m,
111), 4.45 (m, 2H), 3.66 (m, 4H), 3.47
(m, 4H), 2.85 (d, 3H).
56 H N LCMS (method 9): R, =
1.71 min.
NI
V \./
IN (m/z = 522 (M+H)).
K ____________________ / HN
\ N IH-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 =
\ __ ---C----- N CI 11.75 (br, 1H), 9.25 (br, 2H), 8.40 (d,
\
1H), 8.23 (s, 2H), 7.84 (br, 1H), 7.74
(d, 1H), 7.66 (d, 1H), 7.60 (d, 1H),
H¨Cl
Cl 7.53 (dd, 1H), 7.21 (s, 1H), 6.57 (m,
1H), 4.50 (br s, 2H). Other signals
overlap with the signal for water.
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57 H LCMS (method 9): Rt =
1.83 min.
,N N
\/
H3C I (m/z = 509 (M+H)').
HN/
H3C ) *1=1 1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-
d6): 6 =
\--N
\ ------C-N CI 10.25 (br, 1H), 8.39 (d, I H), 8.24 (s,
\
10 1H), 8.22 (m, 1H), 7.87 (br, 1H),
H¨Cl
7.74 (d, 1H), 7.68 (d, 1H), 7.61 (br d,
CI
1H), 7.53 (dd, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.56
(m, 1H), 4.54 (m, 2H), 3.65 (m, 4H),
3.13 (m, 4H), 1.31 (t, 6H).
58 H LCMS (method 9): R, =
1.79 min.
N N
I (m/z = 493 (M+H)+).
HN/
\ N 1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 =
1N> ¨ Fi
\ Cl CI 8.37 (d, 1H), 8.13 (s, IN), 7.85 (m,
\
N.--N 1H), 7.76 (br, 1H), 7.72
(d, 1H), 7.68
40
(d, 1H), 7.59 (d, 1H), 7.51 (dd, 1H),
H¨Cl
CI 6.90 (s, IH), 6.54 (m,
1H), 3.89 (s,
2H), 3.64 (m, 4H), 2.15 (m, 1H), 0.37
(m, 2H), 0.28 (m, 2H).
59 HC CH3 H LCMS (method 9): R, =
1.94 min.
N N
H3C X
1 (m/z = 578 (M-FH)' ).
N ______________________ \
NI/ FIN'''.
N 11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 =
' \ C-- ...---- N Cl
11.25 (br, 1H), 8.39 (d, 1H), 8.27 (in,
\
N_--N 0
CI 1H), 8.23 (s, I H), 7.89
(br, 1H), 7.75
(d, 1H), 7.68 (d, 1I-1), 7.62 (d, 1H),
7.54 (dd, 1H), 7.24 (s, 1H), 6.57 (in,
1H), 4.58 (in, 2H), 3.68 (m, 8H), 3.45
(m, 4H), 1.36 (s, 9H).
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60 H N LCMS (method 8): R, = 1.04 min.
H3C\
,N
\-/ ''.
1 (M/Z = 536 (M+H)+).
HN/
---- i
N H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 =
N\ /1.-z.... /N
8.73 (s, 1H), 8.45 (s, I H), 8.25 (d,
N¨N,/õ, 40 2H), 8.16 (br, 1H), 7.91 (br,
1H),
F 7.77 (d, 2H), 7.64 (m, 1H), 7.14
(m,
F 1H), 6.56 (m, 1H), 2.81 (s, 3H).
F
Other signals overlap with the signal
for water.
61 H N , / LCMS (method 8): Rt = 0.95
min.
N
\
H3C\
I (M/Z = 524 (M+H)+).
N¨CH3
HN/
K _________ H
NN 1H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 =
\ CT-- 10.61 (br, 1H), 9.75 (br, 2H),
8.70 (s,
\
N--N.,,:,,,,,,-1.
1H), 8.45 (m, 1H), 8.26 (d, 2H), 8.22
F (m, 1H), 7.90 7.79 (d, 2H), 7.64
(d,
F F
1H), 7.17 (s, 1H), 6.54 (m, 1H), 4.47
(m, 2H), 3.79 (in, 2H), 2.86 (d, 6H).
Other signals overlap with the signal
for water.
62 H N LCMS (method 9): Rt = 1.84 min.
N
0 1 (m/z = 511 (M+H)').
HO'/ _________ HN---.
( ____________ H
1
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 =
N\ (-------------NI CI
\ 9.67 (br, 2H), 8.409 (d, 1H),
8.25 (in,
1H), 8.23 (s, I H), 7.92 (br, 1H), 7.74
CI (d, 1H), 7.68 (d, 1H), 7.63 (d,
1H),
7.54 (dd, 2H), 7.16 (s, 1H), 6.57 (in,
1H), 4.41 (m, 21-1), 3.96 (m, 2H), 3.64
(m, 4H).
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Example 63
4-(124(4-Amino-5-cyano-1,3-thiazol-2-yDaminolethyllamino)-6-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo-
1,5-alpyrazine-2-carbonitrile
N
y , NH2
HN/ S
CN
Cl
11,N
CI
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 60 mg (0.19 mmol) of 4-
chloro-6-(2,4-
dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazine-2-carbonitrile (Example 57A) gave, by
reaction with 61.1
mg (0.28 mmol) of 4-amino-2-[(2-aminoethypamino1-1,3-thiazole-5-carbonitrile
dihydrochloride
(Example 8A) and purification by preparative HPLC, 24 mg (28% of theory) of
the product as a
solid.
LCMS (method 3): R, = 2.63 min. (m/z = 470 (M+H)').
'H-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 8 = 8.50 (t, 1H), 8.37 (s, 11-1), 8.35 (t, 1H), 7.76
(d, 1H), 7.66 (m,
2H), 7.54 (dd, 1H), 6.69 (br, 2H), 3.78 (m, 2H), 3.53 (m, 2H).
Example 64
4-(12-[(5-Cyanopyrid in-2-yl)amino]ethyl I am i no)-6-(2,4-dich
lorophenyl)pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrazi ne-
2-carbon itri le
N N
HN/
N
Cl
NN
CI
Analogously to the procedure described for Example 3, 60 mg (0.19 mmol) of 4-
chloro-6-(2,4-
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reaction with 61.1
mg (0.28 mmol) of 6-[(2-aminoethyparnino]pyridine-3-carbonitrile
dihydrochloride (Example 2A)
and purification by preparative HPLC, 42 mg (50% of theory) of the product as
a solid.
LCMS (method 3): Rt = 2.82 min. (m/z = 449 (M+H)')-
11-1-NMR (400MHz, DMSO-d6): 6 = 8.34 (m, 3H), 7.76 (m, 2H), 7.67 (m, 2H), 7.60
(dd, 1H), 7.54
(dd, 1H), 6.51 (m, 1H), 3.69-3.57 (m, 4H).
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B) Assessment of the physiological activity
The suitability of the compounds according to the invention for treating
hematological disorders
can be shown in the following assay systems:
In vitro assay
The inhibitory activity of active substances is determined in a biochemical
assay. The ingredients
required for this purpose are mixed in a black 384-well microtiter plate with
transparent base (from
Greiner, catalog number 781092). The requirements in this connection for each
well of the 384-
well microtiter plate are 5 nM GSK3I3 (from Upstate, catalog number xy), 40 uM
GSK3I3
substrate GSM (sequence H-RRRPASVPPSPSLSRHS-(pS)-HQRR, from Upstate, catalog
number
2-533), 30 uM nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide NADH (Roche Diagnostics,
catalog number
10107735), 50 uM adenosine triphosphate ATP (from Sigma, catalog number A7966)
and 2 mM
phosphoenolpyruvate (from Roche, catalog number 128112). The required reaction
buffer in which
the biochemical reaction takes place consists of 50 mM Trizma hydrochloride
Tris-HC1 pH: 7.5
(from Sigma, catalog number T3253), 5 mM magnesium chloride MgCl, (from Sigma,
catalog
number M8266), 0.2 mM DL-dithiothreitol DTT (from Sigma, catalog number
D9779), 2 mM
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid EDTA (from Sigma, catalog number E6758), 0.01%
Triton X-100
(from Sigma, catalog number T8787) and 0.05% bovine serum albumin BSA (from
Sigma, catalog
number B4287).
Active substances are dissolved in dimethyl sulfoxide DMSO (from Sigma,
catalog number
D8418) in a concentration of 10 mM. Active substances are added in serial
concentrations of
10 M, 1 M, 0.1 M, 0.01 M, 0.001 uM, 0.0001 M, 0.00001 M, 0.000001 M to
the
mixtures of the biochemical reaction. As control, dimethyl sulfoxide is added
instead of substance
in a final concentration of 0.1 %.
The reaction is incubated at 30 C for 2 hours and then the resulting
fluorescence is measured in a
Tecan Safire-XFLUOR4 instrument, version V4.50 (serial number 12901300283)
with the
specifications: measurement mode - fluorescence measured from below,
extinction wavelength
340 nm, emission wavelength 465 nm. slit width extinction 5 nm, slit width
emission 5 nm, gain
mode 120, delay 0 us, number of light flashes per measurement 3, and an
integration time of 40 us.
The GSK3I3 activity is measured in fluorescence units, with the values of
uninhibited kinase being
set equal to 100% and those of completely inhibited kinase being set equal to
0%. The activity of
the active substances is calculated in relation to these 0% and 100%.
Table A shows representative in vitro activity data for the compounds
according to the invention:
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Table A
Example No. IC so [nM]
2 16
4 21
30
9 310
17 8
19 3
24 5
58 80
CD34+ Proliferation assays for testing GSK3B inhibitors
Adult hematopoietic stem cells are characterized by the specific expression of
membrane-
5 associated proteins. These surface markers are provided with an
appropriate number appropriate
for their molecular weight. This class also includes the molecule which is
referred to as CD34 and
which serves for the identification, characterization and isolation of adult
hematopoietic stem cells.
These stem cells can moreover be isolated from bone marrow, peripheral blood
or umbilical cord
blood. These cells have limited viability in in vitro cultures but can be
stimulated to proliferation
and differentiation by various additions to the culture medium. CD34-positive
cells are used here
in order to test the influence of substances on the activity of glycogen
synthase kinase 3. For this
purpose, in a first step, mononuclear cells are isolated from umbilical cord
blood by differential
centrifugation steps.
For this purpose, umbilical cord blood is diluted 1:4 with phosphate-buffered
saline solution.
50 milliliter centrifugation vessels are charged with 17 milliliters of
Ficoll (density 1.077, Ficoll
Paque Plus; Pharmacia, catalog number 17-1440-02). 30 milliliters of the 1:4
diluted umbilical
cord blood are layered thereon and then centrifuged at 400 x g at room
temperature for 30 minutes.
The brakes of the centrifuge are disengaged during this. Owing to the
centrifugation, the
mononuclear cells collect in the interphase. This is removed with the aid of a
30 milliliter pipette
and transferred into a new 50 milliliter centrifugation vessel, and the
volume is then made up to 30
ml with phosphate-buffered saline solution. These cells are centrifuged at 300
x g with the brake
engaged at room temperature for 10 minutes. The supernatant is discarded and
the resulting cell
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pellet is resuspended in 30 milliliters of phosphate-buffered saline solution.
These cells are again
centrifuged at 200 x g with brake engaged at 20 C for 15 minutes.
To isolate the CD34-positive cells, the enriched mononuclear cells are
resuspended in a
concentration of 1 x 108 cells per 300 microliters of MACS buffer (0.5%
endotoxin-free bovine
serum albumin in phosphate-buffered saline solution). 100 microliters of FCR
blocking reagent
(Miltenyi Biotec, catalog number 130-046-702) and 100 microliters of CD34
microbeads (Miltenyi
Biotec, catalog number 130-046-702) are added. This suspension is incubated at
4 C for 30
minutes. The cells are then diluted with 20 times the volume of MACS buffer
and centrifuged at
300 x g for 10 minutes. The supernatant is discarded and the cells are
resuspended in 500
microliters of MACS buffer. The cells treated in this way are loaded onto an
LS column (Miltenyi
Biotec, catalog number 130-042-401) and purified using a Midi MACS magnet
(Miltenyi Biotec,
catalog number 130-042-303).
The number of CD34-positive cells is determined by counting the cells using a
Neubauer chamber.
The purity of the cells is determined by standard protocols using the
fluorescent activated cell
sorting method (Becton Dickinson, BD FACSTM Sample Prep Assistant SPAII
Upgrade Kit,
catalog number 337642).
To determine the influence of modulating the GSK3 activity, CD34-positive
cells are incubated in
a 96-well microtiter plate at 37 C and 5% carbon dioxide for 7 days and then
the proliferation rates
are determined on the basis of the cell counts.
For this purpose, 5000 CD34-positive cells are taken up in 100 microliters of
IMDM medium (Life
Technology, catalog number 12440-046), 10% fetal calf serum (Life Technology,
catalog number
10082-139) and 20 nanograms per milliliter of stem cell factor (R&D, catalog
number 255-SC-
010) in each well of a 96 U-bottom well microtiter plate (Greiner Bio-One,
catalog number 650
180). In addition, the cells are also mixed with various concentrations of
substances dissolved in
dimethyl sulfoxide (Sigma Aldrich, catalog number D5879-1L). This entails 4
wells in each case
with the stated cell count of 5000 CD34-positive cells per well being provided
with 10 micromol, 4
wells with 5 micromol, 4 wells with 2.5 micromol, 4 wells with 1.25 micromol,
4 wells with 0.625
micromol, 4 wells with 0.3125 micromol, 4 wells with 0.156 micromol, 4 wells
with 0.078
micromol and as control 4 wells with 0.1% dimethyl sulfoxide as final
concentration.
These cells treated in this way are incubated in a cell culture incubator at
37 C and 5% carbon
dioxide for 7 days. The proliferation rate is determined by renewed counting
of the cells using a
Neubauer counting chamber, with the cells provided only with the stem cell
factor being set as
100% value, and all other values being related to this value.
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In vivo assay
The investigations of the in vivo effect of the compounds according to the
invention take place
using 6-week old male C57BL/6 mice (Charles River, Sulzfeld, Germany) weighing
18-22 g.
These animals are kept appropriate for the species with 12-hour light and dark
cycles under
constant climatic conditions and with water and mouse feed ad libitum. The
concentrations of
chemotherapeutics used are administered to the animals in accordance with the
manufacturer's
statements by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injections in the caudal third of the
abdomen. The same
procedure is applied to the substances relevant to the invention. Blood
samples are taken from the
retrobulbar venous plexus using Pasteur pipettes. The number of neutrophilic
granulocytes is
determined completely automatically using flow cytometry systems.
CYP inhibition test
The ability of substances to inhibit CYP1A2, CYP2C8, CYP2C9, CYP2D6 and CYP3A4
in
humans is examined using pooled human liver microsomes as enzyme source in the
presence of
standard substrates (see below) which form CYP isoform-specific metabolites.
The inhibitory
effects are studied at six different concentrations of the test compounds
(1.5, 3.1, 6.3, 12.5,25 and
50 pM) and compared to the extent of the CYP isoform-specific metabolite
formation of the
standard substrates in the absence of test compounds, and the corresponding
1050 values are
calculated. A standard inhibitor which specifically inhibits a single CYP
isoform serves as control
of the results obtained.
Procedure:
The incubation of phenacetin, amodiaquine, diclofenac, dextromethorphan or
midazolam with
human liver microsomes in the presence of in each case six different
concentrations of a test
compound (as potential inhibitor) is carried out on a workstation (Tecan,
Genesis, Crailsheim,
Germany). Standard incubation mixtures comprise 1.3 mM NADP, 3.3 mM MgC12 x 6
H20,
3.3 mM glucose 6-phosphate, glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (0.4 U/ml) and
100 mM
phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) in a total volume of 200 I. Test compounds are
preferably dissolved in
acetonitrile. 96-Well plates are incubated for a defined period of time at 37
C with pooled human
liver microsomes. The reactions are stopped by addition of 100 pi of
acetonitrile comprising a
suitable internal standard. Precipitated proteins are removed by
centrifugation, and the
supernatants are combined and analysed by LC-MS/MS.
Determination of the solubility
Reagents required:
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= PBS buffer pH 6.5: 61.86 g of sodium chloride p.a. (for example from
Merck, Art. No.
1.06404.1000), 39.54 g of sodium dihydrogen phosphate p.a. (for example from
Merck, Art.
No. 1.06346.1000) and 83.35 g of 1 N sodium hydroxide solution (for example
from Bernd
Kraft GmbH, Art. No. 01030.4000) are weighed out into a 1 liter measuring
flask and made up
with water, and the mixture is stirred for about 1 hour. 500 ml of this
solution are transferred
into a 5 liter measuring flask and made up with water. The pH is adjusted to
6.5 using 1 N
sodium hydroxide solution.
= Dimethyl sulfoxide (for example from Baker, Art. No. 7157.2500)
= Distilled water
= Acetonitrile Chromasolv (for example Riedel-de Haen Art. No. 34851)
= 50% strength formic acid p.a. (for example Fluka Art. No. 09676)
Preparation of the starting solution:
At least 1.5 mg of the test substance are weighed out accurately into a Wide
Mouth 10 mm Screw
V-Vial (from Glastechnik Grafenroda GmbH, Art. No. 8004-WM-H/V 150 with
fitting screw cap
and septum, dimethyl sulfoxide is added to give a concentration of 50 mg/ml
and the mixture is
vortexed for 30 minutes.
Preparation of the calibration solutions:
The required pipetting steps are carried out in a 1.2 ml Deep Well Plate (DWP)
with 96 wells (e.g.
HJ-Bioanalytik GmbH Art. No. 850289) using a liquid handling robot. The
solvent used is a
mixture of acetonitrile Chromasolv/distilled water 8:2.
Preparation of the starting solution for calibration solutions (stock
solution): 833 ul of the solvent
mixture are added to 10 ul of the initial solution (concentration = 600
ug/m1), and the mixture is
homogenized. For each test substance, 1:100 dilutions are prepared in separate
DWPs, and the
dilutions for their part are homogenized. One of the 1:100 dilutions is used
for preparing the
calibration solutions, the second dilution is used for optimizing the MS/MS
parameter.
Calibration solution 5 (600 ng/ml): 270 ul of solvent mixture are added to 30
ul of the stock
solution, and the mixture is homogenized.
Calibration solution 4 (60 ng/ml): 270 ul of solvent mixture are added to 30
ul of calibration
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solution 5, and the mixture is homogenized.
Calibration solution 3 (12 ng/ml): 400 pi of solvent mixture are added to 100
pl of calibration
solution 4, and the mixture is homogenized.
Calibration solution 2 (1.2 ng/ml): 270 ill of solvent mixture are added to 30
pl of calibration
solution 3, and the mixture is homogenized.
Calibration solution 1 (0.6 ng/ml): 150 ill of solvent mixture are added to
150 1 of calibration
solution 2, and the mixture is homogenized.
Preparation of the sample solutions:
The required pipetting steps are carried out in a 1.2 ml DWP with 96 wells
(e.g. HJ-Bioanalytik
GmbH Art. No. 850289) using a liquid handling robot.
1000 pi of PBS buffer pH 6.5 are added to 10.1 p.1 of the stock solution.
Procedure:
The required pipetting steps are carried out in a 1.2 ml DWP with 96 wells
(e.g. HJ-Bioanalytik
GmbH Art. No. 850289) using a liquid handling robot.
Using a temperature-adjustable shaker (e.g. from Eppendorf Thermomixer comfort
Art. No.
5355 000.011), the sample solutions prepared in this manner are shaken at 20 C
and 1400 rpm for
24 hours. From these solutions, in each case 180 I are removed and
transferred into Beckman
polyallomer centrifuge tubes (Art. No. 343621). These solutions are
centrifuged at about
223 000 x g for 1 hour (e.g. from Beckman Optima L-90K Ultracentrifuge with
type 42.2 Ti rotor
at 42 000 rpm). From each sample solution, 100 pl of the supernatant are
removed and diluted 1:10
and 1:1000 with PBS buffer 6.5.
Analysis:
The samples are analysed by HPLC/MS-MS. Quantification is carried out using a
five point
calibration curve of the test compound'. The solubility is expressed in mg/l.
Analysis sequence: 1)
blank (solvent mixture); 2) calibration solution 0.6 ng/ml; 3) calibration
solution 1.2 ng/ml; 4)
calibration solution 12 ng/ml; 5) calibration solution 60 ng/ml; 6)
calibration solution 600 ng/ml;
7) blank (solvent mixture); 8) sample solution 1:1000; 7) sample solution
1:10.
HPLC/MS-MS method
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HPLC: Agilent 1100, quat. pump (G131 IA), autosampler CTC HTS PAL, degasser
(G1322A) and
column thermostat (G1316A); column: Oasis HLB 20 mm x 2.1 mm, 25 II;
temperature: 40 C;
mobile phase A: water + 0.5 ml of formic acid/I; mobile phase B: acetonitrile
+ 0.5 ml of formic
acid/1; flow rate: 2.5 ml/min; stop time 1.5 min; gradient: 0 min 95% A, 5% B;
ramp: 0-0.5 min 5%
A, 95% B; 0.5-0.84 min 5% A, 95% B., ramp: 0.84-0.85 min 95% A, 5% B; 0.85-1.5
min 95% A,
5% B.
MS/MS: WATERS Quattro Micro Tandem MS/MS; Z-Spray API interface; HPLC-MS
initial
splitter 1:20; measurement in the ES! mode.
For each test substance, the instrument parameters are automatically optimized
by injection of the
stock solution described further above second 1:100 dilution) using the
MassLynx/QuanOptimize
software.
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C) Exemplary embodiments of pharmaceutical compositions
The substances according to the invention can be converted into pharmaceutical
preparations in the
following ways:
Tablet:
Composition:
100 mg of the compound of Example 1, 50 mg of lactose (monohydrate), 50 mg of
maize starch,
mg of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP 25;) (from BASF, Germany) and 2 mg of
magnesium stearate.
Tablet weight 212 mg. Diameter 8 mm, radius of curvature 12 mm.
Production:
10 The mixture of the compound of Example 1, lactose and starch is
granulated with a 5% strength
solution (m/m) of the PVP in water. The granules are dried and then mixed with
magnesium
stearate for 5 min. This mixture is compressed with a conventional tablet
press (see above for
format of the tablet).
Oral suspension:
Composition:
1000 mg of the compound of Example 1, 1000 mg of ethanol (96%), 400 mg of
Rhodigel (xanthan
gum) (from FMC, USA) and 99 g of water.
10 ml of oral suspension correspond to a single dose of 100 mg of the compound
according to the
invention.
Production:
The Rhodigel is suspended in ethanol, and the compound of Example 1 is added
to the suspension.
The water is added while stirring. The mixture is stirred for about 6 h until
the swelling of the
Rhodigel is complete.
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Solution which can be administered intravenously:
Composition:
1 mg of the compound of Example 1, 15 g of polyethylene glycol 400 and 250 g
of water for
injections.
Production:
The compound of Example 1 is dissolved together with polyethylene glycol 400
in the water by
stirring. This solution is sterilized by filtration (pore diameter 0.22 um)
and dispensed under
aseptic conditions into heat-sterilized infusion bottles. These are closed
with infusion stoppers and
crimped caps.